Lupus
Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease which causes inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood and kidneys. The body's immune system normally makes proteins called antibodies to protect the body against viruses, bacteria and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called ANTIGENS. In an autoimmune disorder such as Lupus, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign substances (antigens) and its own cells and tissues. The immune system then makes antibodies directed against "self." These antibodies, called "auto-antibodies" react with the "self" antigens to form immune complexes. The immune complexes build up in the tissues and cause inflammation, injury to tissues, and pain. More people have Lupus than AIDS, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, sickle-cell anemia, and cycsic fibrosis combined. Lupus Foundation of America market research data show that between 1.4 and 2 MILLION people reported to have been diagnosed with Lupus. For most people, Lupus in a mild disease affecting only a few organs, but for others, it can be serious, or even life threatening. "Lupus" is Latin for the word "wolf," and it is common medical lore that the "
Both discoid and systemic lupus are more common in women than men (about eight times more). The disease can affect all ages, but most commonly begins from age 20 to 45 years. It is more frequent in African-Americans and people of Chinese and Japanese descent. There is no permanent cure for systemic lupus. The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms by decreasing inflammation and/or the level of autoimmune activity in the body. Many patients with mild symptoms may need no treatment or only intermittent courses of antiinflammatory medications. Those with more serious illness involving damage to internal organ(s) may require high doses ofsymptoms by decreasing inflammation and/or the level of autoimmune activity in the body. patients can develop seriously low platelet levels, thereby increasing the risk of excessive and spontaneous bleeding. Since the spleen is believed to be the major site of platelet destruction, surgical removal of the spleen is sometimes performed to improve platelet levels. Other treatments have included the use of male hormones. kidney abnormalities: abnormal amounts of urine protein or cellular elements
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