Lupus erythematous

LUPUS

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WHAT

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SYMPTOMS

MORTALITY RATE

MEDICINES USED

EXPERTS

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FACTS

formal definition:

Lupus is a disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs (autoimmune disease). Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems — including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs

what is lupus?

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in easier words, lupus is a diesease which makes the person having it attack it’s own immune system (autoimmune), and also affects the body’s own organs/body systems.

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raynauds syndrome

joint pain

mouth sores

fatigue

rashes

fever

hair loss

chest pain

anemia

eye diesease

blood clots

kidney problems

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symptoms& explanations.

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RAYNAUDS SYNDROME
Raynauds affects your hands turning your fingertips or maybe your whole fingers blue white this is usually affected by cold temperature stress or anxiety
The reason they change colour is because people with this condition s blood vessels go into a temporary spasm When the blood eventually flows back that is when the fingers turn into the colour
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ANEMIA

Anemia is basically just healthy red blood cell deficiency. The main reason of this is because of lack of iron.

celiac anemia
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>WOMEN PASS AWAY MORE THAN MEN FROM LUPUS

MORTALITY RATE

>DEATH ALSO DEPENDS ON ETHNICITY AND AGE

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>10-15 PERCENT OF PEOPLE PASS AWAY PREMATURELY DUE TO THE DISEASE

TREATING LUPUS

A lot of medicines are used everyday. Some medicines that are used for lupus are:

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1.Nonsteroidal anti-inflamartory drugs (NSAIDS)

2.Corticosteroids

3.Antimalarial drugs

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NSAIDS

REDUCES SWELLING AND PAIN IN JOINTS AND MUSCLES

NONSTERODIAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS

Avoid NSAIDS
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CORTICOSTEROIDS

HELPS SWELLING, TENDERNESS AND PAIN

PREDNISONE

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PREVENTS/TREAT MALARIA ALSO TREAT JOINT PAIN, SKIN RASHES, FATIGUE AND LUNG IMFLAMATION

PLAQUENIL AND/OR ARALEN

ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS

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EXPERTS

Some experts in the United Kingdom include:

Professor David D'Cruz

Professor Christopher Edwards

Dr. Patrick Gordon

Dr. Arvind Kaul

Dr. Giovanni Sanna

Dr. Colin Tench

Dr. Maria Bickerstaff

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there is no known cause for lupus, aside from the probable cause of genetics.

it is an autoimmune disease

(the body attacks it's own immune system)

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