Lupus

20 percent of people with lupus will have a parent or sibling who already has lupus or may develop lupus.

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People with lupus are likely to have a low white count. This is because the immune system identifies the white cells as pathogens and destroys them and because the bone marrow cannot replace them quickly enough to replace the ones that were destroyed.

Lupus is rarely listed as the cause of death on a death certificate. People die of lupus related complications with the three leading causes being kidney failure, uncontrolled infection and cardiovascular events.

Lupus patients have the same fertility rates as the general population. The problem is staying pregnant when you have lupus. Many patients with lupus have the antiphospholipid antibody which can cause miscarriages. If you are pregnant and have lupus it is considered a high risk pregnancy and you should be closely monitored.

A person with lupus may live a normal life span. However, for others lupus may be fatal, sometimes in only days.

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.

Lupus is not contracted. Lupus develops. A person cannot catch lupus because it is not an infectious disease and it is not caused by any pathogen. The exact cause of lupus is not understood. At this point in time, scientists do know there is a genetic component but it is not directly inherited. If you have a first degree relative with lupus your chance of developing the disease is only 10% greater than the normal population. People who are genetically predisposed to develop lupus may or may not develop the disease. A trigger is needed to "turn on" the autoimmune response. Triggers include sunlight, cigarette smoke, and stress. Others are suspected.

Discoid Rash As people age, they become more prone to certain diseases and illnesses. Many people experience lupus, a type of immune system disease that, depending on its severity, can adversely affect a person's life.

Because of the number of people who are being diagnosed with lupus, the disease has become a very well discussed topic. Most reports focus on the type of lupus that is most severe, systemic lupus erythematosus, but they don't focus on the other types, such as discoid lupus a.k.a. discoid rash.

What is Discoid Rash?

Since there are a lot of different types of lupus out there, discoid lupus hasn't always been properly described. But with all of the research, it is now easy to say exactly what discoid lupus is.

Discoid rash, a common part of discoid lupus, is a rash which is found on the face. It is typically a scarring rash, so someone who has discoid lupus will have a permanent scar on their face.

What Does the Discoid Rash Look Like?

Discoid rash is characterized by a red, butterfly like shape on the face. That explains why so many lupus groups use the butterfly as their logo-a discoid rash is literally a red butterfly rash. It doesn't always look this way, though, and some may have a more mild, different shaped pink colored rash on the face. How dark the rash is depends on how much UV exposure the person has had through their life.

What Does the Discoid Rash Mean?

The discoid rash means that the person who has it has an active form of lupus. When discoid lupus goes into remission, the rash will disappear. Any scars it made will remain, though.

What are the Symptoms of Discoid Lupus?

Discoid lupus sufferers may have several symptoms, or they may have very few, depending on the stage of the disease. You may have some or all of the following symptoms if you have discoid lupus:

A rash on your face, which is either pink in color or red. It may be shaped like a butterfly.

Scars on the scalp, caused by the rash. Scars on the face are also common.

Severe hair loss.

Scalp itchiness and peeling.

A rash on some other part of your body. The discoid rash can occur anywhere on the body, so don't be surprised if it's on your neckline or legs or someplace else.

Blister-like lesions around the tips of the fingers.

What Causes Discoid Lupus?

Doctors haven't pinpointed any one particular cause, but they believe that exposure to UV rays and skin allergies may play a roll in discoid lupus.

What Treatments?

Discoid lupus isn't typically curable, but it is treatable enough so that it won't significantly hurt a person's quality of life. Treatment ranges from steroids to antimalarial drugs.

Some who have had a lot of facial damage may undergo plastic surgery to remedy it, while others may need to do little more than to use makeup to cover any scars they do not want showing. Discoid lupus is not a life-threatening disease, so even if you have it, you should still be very healthy.

1. First of all I got to say that the disease is known as Discoid Lupus Erythematosus or Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid rash is only the first sign of Discoid Lupus.

2. Second the butterfly rash is a sign for Systemic Lupus no for Discoid or Cutaneous Lupus.

3. The ages for the appearance of Discoid or Cuatneous Lupus is between 20 to 40 years of age, and the prevalence is 4 to 1 in favor of female than males.

4. It is known that an untreated lesion could leave a scar that is permanent, but it is in any place of the body.

5. The name of Discoid Lupus come from its shape that is like a coin in its onset.

6. It is also known that people with this disease has a photosensitive reaction which exacerbate the condition.

7. It is also known by research that plastic surgery only cover a short frame of time the lesion because when the disease is active would begins the disfigurement again, so it is not a solution,

8. When a person has this disease it can overlap and the most part of the time it do it, other symptoms/diseases like depression, anxiety, social withdrawal, it change your lifestyle for ever.

9. This lesion caused sores and permanent disfigurement there is when became the onset of problems (like I said before) from diseases like depression, anxiety, social withdrawal, isolation, sadness, etc.

Discoid Lupus is called the most benign part of the lupus spectro, who ever called it like this doesn't know of what they are talking about. Only a person who have it for years, and have to deal with it day to day knows what is this all about. I have Discoid Lupus Erythematosus for 29 years now, and it was not as easy as anyone could think. I always ask to myself why some lupus association has fewer information about this topic, why they do researches about the systemic part and the cutaneous part still be in ignored.

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.

No. Lupus: S.L.E. (systemic lupus erythematosus), or lupus for short, is a sometimes fatal disease of the immune system. In lupus the body's connective tissues, which hold together and support cells, are attacked by the body's own immune system. Sickle-cell anemia is a disorder of the blood.

Yes, it can.

There is no such thing as crest lupus. Crest disease is a different disease alltogether. It is however an autoimmune disease just like lupus.

A positive ANA (anitnuclear antibody) test means that the person makes antibodies against the nucleus of their own cells. All cells live for a while and then die. When they die, they break down in the blood. The antinuclear antibodies think that the debris from the nucleus is a germ that shouldbe destroyed. This is not normal.

10 million Americans have a positive ANA. 1.5 million have lupus. 2-3 percent of people with lupus will have a negative ANA. The pattern that shows up under when the cells are treated with immunofluorescent dye is more important than the fact that the test is postive. Lupus will cause a speckeld pattern.

The ANA test is a titer. This means the number is how many times a sample of blood had to be diluted to come up with a sample that has no antinuclear antibodies in it. Typically the numbers will be 40, 80, 160, 320, 640 etc.

Many people have a positive ANA and don't have any active disease. The older a person gets, the more likely they are to test postive.

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Researchers are still discovering genetic issues in lupus. You may be born with the genetic make up that predisposes you to develop lupus later in life. But lupus may or may not develop. In cases of genetically identical twins, both develop lupus in only about 30% of the cases. A baby born to a mother who has lupus might have neonatal lupus which usually clears on its own in six months or so. In some cases the infant might have congenital heart block, but not necessarily 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.

I have lupus and what many would call the most severe side effect causing my kidneys to be involved. I live a very normal life. The only exceptions to this are that I have many doctors appointments and blood work scheduled throughout my month. I also get into bed around 7:00 pm and am asleep by 9:00 pm to wake at 6:30.

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Lupus

This variety of lupus is less severe, in that it attacks the skin only. However, it can be disfiguring, often attacking the skin of the face. The term discoid is derived from the round (disc-shaped) lesions

Yes, lupus anticoagulant (also called antiphospholipid antibodies) do not go away. It is a chronic problem associated with the increased risk of developing thromboses in the body. If you develop two or more thromboses in your lifetime, you may need chronic anticoagulation therapy with a medication such as warfarin.