UV rays cause destruction of cells which may trigger a flare of increased antibodies against those destroyed cells. This often results in a flare of disease activity and symptoms. Lupus patients are warned to stay out of the sun and other UV light sources to minimize flares.
Lupus can also effect the central nervous system, causing seizures, depression, and psychosis
Lupus can be wide spread, but most medication stops it from doing so. Most Lupus cases have deterioration of the kidney and bladder functions. But, I am not a doctor. Please refer to a rheumatologist.
Yes, most autoimmune diseases including lupus, affect your athletic energy and abilities.
9 out of 10 lupus patients are women.
No. No one has been alive for hundreds of years. Not all people who have lupus are photosensitive. The cause of lupus is not fully understood, but scientists are able to breed mice who develop lupus and it has nothing to do with the sun. Lupus is not an "evolutionary" disease in that sense.
With medical management and treatment, you can lead a normal life with lupus.
Neuropsychiatric lupus can affect memory, cause depression, and cause personality changes. Current research shows that this affects more lupus patients than previously believed.
Lupus anticoagulant is one a several blood clotting disorders that can affect lupus patients. Lupus anticoagulant causes the patient to make blood clots. It is treated with blood thinners.
Lupus can affect anyone, but it is most common in women in their childbearing years. Lupus affects nine times more women than men and affects the minority population more often as well. Lupus is more likely to affect African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics than Caucasians. Minorities are also more likely to have serious organ involvement such as kidney disease and failure.
Lupus can affect any and every part of the body. Most commonly, lupus causes profound fatigue and joint pain. 50% of lupus patients will have kidney involvement. Lupus frequently causes skin rashes and lesions. But lupus can attack any part of the body. Lupus does not spread in the sense of being contagious or like an infection-it is not. Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system turns against healthy parts of the self.
Lupus is not contagious. You can't get lupus from someone and you can't give lupus to someone. But chronic illness affects relationships and can have quite a strain on families. When someone is ill the whole family suffers.
Lupus can infact effect animals but all i know of animals being effected are animals in the family canie