The symptoms of lupus and its intensity are different from one case to another. It is an autoimmune disease, which occurs when the immune system abnormally releases its antinuclear antibodies and directs their attack against the organism's own healthy tissues including, in some cases, even the DNA.
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Lupus represents a real menace for the life of the affected persons. It has chronic and autoimmune character. The body's healthy cells and the very genetic material are under attack because of the malfunction of the immune system. The consequences are severe and so are the damages produced on the internal organs.
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This form of lupus mostly affects women from 18 to 50 years. The cases of men suffering from discoid lupus erythematosus are very rare. The racial factor seems to be decisive: the majority of patients are black American women and the symptoms are much more severe in their case.
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With autoimmune diseases, the body's cells, which are healthy, are attacked by the immune system's antibodies. This is also the case of systemic lupus erythematosus, a disease that also exposes the affected people to other severe health problems generated by the malfunction of the immune system.
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Despite the fact that the last decades brought a significant decrease of the mortality rate of lupus, this disease is in its nature a real menace for the patient's life. This autoimmune, chronic disorder severely affects the people that have it. From the about 2 millions Americans with lupus, 90 % are women aging between 18 and 30.
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Lupus is a complicated chronic autoimmune disorder that cannot be cured but only controlled and stopped from evolving. It has very tricky symptoms that don't point in its direction from the very beginning and in may be even symptomless in some cases.
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What a person should know, in the first place is that lupus has an autoimmune character, which means that your immune system is no longer fighting bacteria or viruses but your own healthy tissues.
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Lupus erythematosus can be of five major types: systemic, discoid, subacute cutaneous, neonatal and drug – induced systemic. The most frequent of the five, systemic lupus erythematosus, is also the most severe because it also damages other vital organs like the heart, lungs, kidneys and even the blood cells.
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Hives is commonly known as urticaria and represents a kind of rash. When you have urticaria, you develop on your skin circularly – shaped weals, which are red – colored and itching; they appear in clusters that have individual evolution.
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SLE is a disease with autoimmune character: the body's healthy tissues are attacked and damaged by the immune system; it is not contagious.
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A person affected by lupus should be very careful about the signs that precede a flare. It is very important to take care of yourself. In case you experience rash, fever, pain of the articulations or exhaustion, you should act in order to keep these symptoms controlled.
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Although their efficiency was not proved, many people with lupus try alternative treatment methods, like fish oils, chiropractic treatment or special diet.
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Despite the fact that the last decades brought a significant decrease of the mortality rate of lupus, this disease is in its nature a real menace for the patient's life. This autoimmune, chronic disorder severely affects the people that have it.
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Although they are originally designed to treat malaria, antimalarials drugs proved also the have positive effects in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
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Corticosteroids have immunosuppressive action and determine the inflammation generated by lupus to back off. They are used in moderate to severe cases.
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Because systemic lupus erythematosus has an autoimmune character (which means that it is produced by the immune system's attack on the body's own healthy tissues), it can be controlled by immunosuppressants, including Cytotoxics, a class of medicines commonly used for cancer.
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Lupus has an autoimmune and chronic character, which affects various organs, generates inflammation and pain and damages the tissues. The fact that it is an autoimmune disease, means that the organism's healthy tissues are attacked by the immune system as if they were viruses or bacteria. Lupus may damage your blood cells, kidneys, heart and lungs.
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