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What is the most serious form of lupus?
Systemic lupus erythematosus. This is the most serious form of lupus and affects about 70% of all persons with lupus
What does the medical abbreviation SLE mean?
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is the full form of SLE.
Is sjogrens a form of lupus?
Sjogren's Syndrome is an autoimmune disease unto itself. It is not a form of lupus. Sjogren's often goes along with lupus. People who have one autoimmune disease frequently have more than one.
Pathophysiology of systemic lupus erythematosus in chart flow form.?
Lupus is not caused by a pathogen.
Does lupus come in the form in bumps on toe?
No
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 lupus disorder destroy a developing child?
No, but if the mother has a lupus clotting disorder (antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, anticardiolipin or lupus anticoagulant) clots can form that block the flow of blood to the fetus resulting in miscarriage.
What are the long-term effects of lupus?
Long term effects of lupus are entirely dependent upon the severity of the disease, how long the disease has been present, and the organs and tissues affected. Some lupus patients live full productive lives with normal life spans even though they have lupus. Other lupus patients live only days and die.
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 the icd 9 code for lupus?
There are several codes for lupus depending on the manifestation. There is one for lupus nephritis, another for systemic lupus erythematosus, another for discoid or cutaneous lupus, etc.
How many women in us have lupus?
According to the Lupus Foundation of America, 1.5 million Americanas suffer from some form of lupus. That is 1 in 170 Americans. Over all, 9 out of 10 people with lupus are women. People of color are affected with a three times greater frequency.
Is lupus cancer?
No, lupus is not a form of cancer. Lupus is an chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease in which the immune system mistakenly targets healthy parts of the self instead of bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
