Lupus Disease a chronic disease

 Lupus Disease is a chronic disease that damages the immune system (immune) and affect a wide range of tissues: skin, joints, heart, blood, kidneys, and brain.

Normally, the immune system will form a protein, known as antibodies, in charge of deadly viruses, bacteria, or foreign material that enters the body.

In patients with lupus, the immune system is unable to distinguish between foreign substances and cells and tissues. Antibodies generated against the fact that cells should be required by the body.

A. Causes of Lupus:

Lupus is a mysterious disease and it is not certain what caused it. Only a few signs or symptoms that are revealed before the patient is experiencing visual incongruity. Suddenly the patient will experience a real physical change.

B. Examination of Lupus:

To test whether a person has lupus, then conducted a test using a blood test called the Anti Nuclear Antibody (ANA). This test will identify autoantibodies (antibodies destroyer) who ate the useful cells in the body. Positive results of these tests can not say a person has lupus. It takes data such as symptoms, physical records of patients, and a complete test lab to ensure the patient is suffering from lupus.



C. Early symptoms of Lupus:

A. Tremendous sense of pain in the joints
2. Patients experiencing extreme fatigue
3. Such appears the scars all over his body
4. The patient's cheeks and nose looked like a butterfly (butterfly effects)
5. Experienced a very severe anemia
6. When breathing, the patient experienced severe pressure
7. Problems arising around the nose and mouth
8. Sensitive to light, sunlight and flash photos



D. Care for people with lupus:
One of the treatments are done for patients with lupus is a medical treatment. There are several types of medications can reduce symptoms of lupus, however, its use will cause side effects. Symptoms and side effects experienced by each patient is unbelievably varied and unpredictable. So the required assistance from health workers in this case.


E. The drugs are administered to patients with lupus:

A. Steroids
2. Immunosuppressant
3. Antimalarials (Plaquenil / Hydroxychloroquine)
4. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories


F. Lupus can be prevented by:

A. Reduce contact with sunlight
2. Implementing a healthy life and avoid stress
3. No smoking
4. Exercise regularly
5. Nutritional diet



G. The facts about lupus disease

A. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, rheumatic disease.
2. In patients with lupus, the immune system attacks its own cells and tissues.
3. There are five types of lupus disease and each has specific characteristics and require different handling
4. Ninety percent of people with lupus are women
5. In the United States there are 11 campuses that specialize treatment for lupus disease
6. Up to now, it is difficult to diagnose lupus disease
7. Lupus treatment depends on the symptoms
8. A total of 1.5 million people worldwide suffer from lupus
9. Certain races have a greater risk of developing lupus than other races; Afro-American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native Americans.
10. The majority of patients with lupus, once treated, will grow normally
11. Lupus treatment performed by a rheumatologist.