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Can chronic utarcaria be a sign of lupus?
no
What disease is stemic lupus erthymatosus?
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an incurable, chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease. In lupus, the person's immune system attacks healthy parts of the self. Lupus is managed with medications that suppress the immune system. 1.5 to 2 million Americans have a form of lupus. 5 million people world wide have the disease.
What is chronic nephritis?
Lupus nephritis affects abbout 50% of all lupus patients. Chronic means it lasts for a long time or that there is no cure.
Can systemic lupus erythematosus cause chronic kidney failure?
Yes
Can lupus affect someone else?
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.
What is the disease known as lupus?
Lupus is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease in which the cells of the immune system which are supposed to protect against pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, and toxins) mistakenly target the health self. There is no cure for lupus. Lupus is managed by suppressing the immune system with a variety of medications. Most cases of lupus are mild to moderate, but it can also be life threatening. Lupus is also a remitting/flaring disease characterized by periods of calm called remission and periods of activity called flares.
What happens to the inside of the body when a person has lupus?
Systemic lupus erythematosus affects each patient differently. Lupus is always marked by inflammation which is the result of autoimmune activity. The majority of people with lupus have joint and muscle pain along with profound fatigue. Half of them have lupus kidney disease. The chronic inflammation greatly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The three leading causes of death in lupus are uncontrolled infection, kidney failure and heart attacks/strokes. Lupus can affect any other organ in the body.
Can you get a false negative for lupus?
Yes, there are several cases of false pregnancy tests when a person has Lupus. This is due to the increased protein that a person with Lupus has.
Can an airline pilot have lupus?
Yes a person can be an airline pilot and also have lupus. Depending on the severity of the lupus, the demands of a pilot's job might become overwhelming. Lupus affects each person differently.
Is it possible for blood type to change if a person has lupus and forgets to take their medication?
Neither lupus nor lupus medication can change a person's blood type.
Can you be a carrier of lupus?
Lupus is not directly hereditary, however predisposition to developing autoimmunity is more likely in people who are related. Lupus is not contagious. For these two reasons, a person cannot be a lupus carrier. A person can be genetically predisposed to develop lupus but the disease may never develop.
What is the abbreviation for a chronic inflammatory disease involving the skin joint kidneys and nervous system?
SLE... it is lupus
