Lupus called systemic autoimmune disease in which the human immune system literally "going crazy" by attacking its own organs, tissues, systems. Suffer from it and the skin and joints, and blood, and the heart and lungs, and brain, and kidneys, and so on.
This disease - "a genius disguise." Its symptoms overlap with symptoms of many other illnesses. And if you make a mistake and start to cure some other disease, lupus may simply kill. And quickly. No wonder this "sore" WHO has included in the top twenty most common causes of female deaths. But if lupus time "recognize" it is quite possible to get along, and for a long time.
The causes of this autoimmune disease is open to question. Doctors have only assumptions. Maybe it's some kind of genetic defect in immunity. He aggravated the body in a collision with any infection.
Often the "trigger" of lupus are also:
- overheating in the sun (including ultraviolet burns);
- taking certain medications (including lowering the pressure, antibiotics, anticonvulsants);
- strong emotions, feelings.
Therefore, in order to be sure in their own health, it is best to avoid the above. Especially because it is not too difficult.
Risk of lupus
When the immune system is "up in arms" on the body, inflammation develops in the target organs. Thus side effects are swelling and pain. But most importantly, this defeat tissues and systems.
So:
- developing kidney failure, which is the most common cause of mortality in patients with lupus;
- the brain and the central nervous system respond to an attack of vertigo attacks, seizures and even strokes;
- changes occur in the blood vessels and - anemia, vasculitis, increased bleeding, coagulation deteriorates;
- lung lupus causes pleurisy, pneumonia, difficult breathing, can cause bleeding;
- heart attack immune system responds to inflammation of the main muscles, arteries, heart membrane and frequent attacks.
And, as it follows from the above list, kills not only the disease itself, how many complications caused by them. Therefore it is extremely important to timely detect the pathology, not allowing the process to go too far.
True to the symptoms of lupus
Signs of the disease is directly dependent on what organ or system were attacked. So often the symptoms are fundamentally different. However, there are some common points:
- frequent headaches;
- unmotivated fatigue;
- memory impairment;
- chronic anemia;
- stiffness in the joints;
- Fever without catarrhal phenomena;
- swelling in the limbs, under the eyes;
- shortness of breath and inconsistent breath, chest pain;
- dry eyes;
- hair loss;
- increased sensitivity to light;
- a butterfly-shaped rash on the cheeks, bridge of the nose;
- rashes on various parts of the body.
How to treat?
Ways to cure this disease yet. A therapy is mainly symptomatic. The most commonly used:
- painkillers based on ibuprofen;
- antimalarials;
- corticosteroids;
- and immunosuppressive drugs that suppress the excessive activity of the patient's immune system.
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