You must be vigilant in the face when you found a malar rash or frequent infections. Because it could be that you are living with a rare disease which has not been known exactly, namely lupus or in medical terms is called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
According to dr. M. Syafei Hamzah, Sp.KK, lupus is a general designation of a disorder known as lupus erythematosus. In simple terms, a person can be said to suffer from lupus erythematosus disease when the body becomes allergic to itself. '' Patients with this disease usually have a malar rash or a red rash on the cheeks butterfly similar in cheek wolf, "he said.
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Described, in the science of immunology or immune, the disease is the opposite of cancer or HIV / AIDS. In lupus, the body into overreacting to stimuli of something foreign and make too many antibodies or even a kind of protein that are directed against the body's own tissues. Thus, an autoimmune disease called lupus (a disease with exaggerated immune).
Lupus disease has three types, first, cutaneous lupus, or often called discoid that affect the skin. Second, SLE that attack organs such as the skin, joints, lungs, blood, blood vessels, heart, kidneys, liver, brain, and nerves. Finally, drug-induced lupus (DIL), which arise due to use of certain drugs. After use is stopped, symptoms will usually disappear. According Syafei, generally people with this disease are women.
People with lupus have an immune system that loses the ability to distinguish foreign antigens and its own cells or tissue. Consequently, the antibodies attack the body's own cells or tissues and cause various disorders, depending on the body part that was attacked. Can the nervous system, heart, lungs, kidneys, skin, and joints. The disorder can be caused by pain, inflammation, or tissue damage, "he explained.
Characteristic symptoms of lupus include weakness, excessive fatigue, prolonged fever, red rash on the face resembling a butterfly, a red rash on the skin that is generally more noticeable when exposed to sunlight, discoid rash, hair loss, mouth sores are recurrent, painful the joints and swelling in both legs. '' For the treatment takes a long time, "he explained.
It was created to detect abnormalities involving lupus blood cells, and urine tests to detect abnormalities of lupus involving the blood cells and the presence of renal impairment. In addition, neurologic and psychiatric disorders can also occur in people with lupus. '' Antinuclear antibodies as well as several types of antibodies can be examined to support the diagnosis of lupus, "said Syafe'i.
For odipus, usually advised to avoid the things that can make the disease relapses. Namely stress, taking care not to direct sunlight, reducing the excessive workload, and avoid the use of certain medications.
Lupus can be overcome with regular medical treatment and regular medication given by the doctor (usually taken for life). If this is done, odipus will be able to live like normal people.
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