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What body systems may be affected by Systemic lupus erythematosus?
Targets may include the brain, kidneys, heart, pancreas, or other organs
When the immune system fails to recognize self and destroys its own tissues what is this?
The medical term for the immune system failing to recognize its own body tissue and attacking its owner's body is autoimmunity. Common examples of autoimmune disorder are (a) Rheumatoid arthritis and (b) systemic lupus erythematosus ("lupus")
What is the disease called Lupus?
Lupus is an autoimmune disease. The patient's immune system cannot differentiate between pathogens and healthy parts of the self. There are four types of lupus: discoid or cutaneous, systemic lupus erythematosus, neonatal lupus, and drug induced lupus. The cause of lupus is not fully understood. There is no cure. Lupus affects 5 million people worldwide.
Can you die of the disease called lupus?
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus attacks all the systems of the body specifically the immune systems, the lungs and the kidneys. An individual with lupus basically dies of complications of the disease.
What is sle lupus?
There are two types of lupus:Discoid lupus - often called skin lupus, this affects only the skin.Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - antibodies attack the connective tissue, organs etc throughout the body.
Which autoimmuine disease attacks the digestive system?
Celiac disease is an auoimmune disease that attacks the digestive system, specificall the small intestine. It is also known as celiac sprue. The body's immune system responds to the presence of gluten, an ingredient in many grains, and damages the intestine in the process. also: lupus erythematosus is one aswell
How does Systemic Lupus Erythematosus cause seizures?
In systemic lupus, the immune system can attack any part or system of the body. If the person's immune system attacks their own central nervous system the results can include seizures, personality changes, depression, neuropathy, cognitive problems (difficulty thinking or remembering), and psychosis.
Systemic lupus erythematosus sounds quite nasty but what is it?
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is potentially debilitating and sometimes fatal as the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. SLE can affect any part of the body, but most often harms the heart, joints, skin, lungs, blood vessels, liver, kidneys and nervous system. The course of the disease is unpredictable, with periods of illness (called flares) alternating with remission. Lupus can occur at any age, and is most common in women, particularly of non-European descent. Lupus is treatable symptomatically, mainly with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, though there is currently no cure.== == The word itself is also Latin for Wolf
Can encephalitis and lupus be connnected?
Lupus erythematosus, is lupus in connective tissue, I would have to say its more like meningitis than encephalitis how ever the presentation could be similar. Lupus is more or less the over activation of your immune system like an allergy however it is your own body that is allergic to it's self. Encephalitis is caused by the immune system's reaction to what it thinks is foreign material. I hope that helps
How do you describe systematic lupus erythematosus and other auto immune diseases?
SLE or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is an autoimmune disease wherein the normal body immune system becomes hyperactive and attack the body's normal cells and tissues causing symptoms of inflammation, swelling and damage to the vital organs. Autoimmune disease means diseases where the immune system of the body attacks itslef or the normal tissues of the body hence causing damage. It usually has idipathic cause but believed to passed through genetics and heredity and brought about by stress, trauma and the like.
What causes discoid lupus erythematosus?
The cause of DLE is unknown. It is thought that DLE (like SLE) may be an autoimmune disorder. Autoimmune disorders are those that occur when cells of the immune system are misdirected against the body
Is there more than one type of lupus?
There are four types of lupus. Cutaneous lupus, often called discoid, is lupus that affects the skin. Systemic lupus erythematosus affects the the body internally, damaging organs and joints. It is possible to have both. Drug induced lupus is caused by certain medications and subsides when the offending medication is withdrawn. Neonatal lupus occurs in newborn babies.
