Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Onset
While the onset and persistence of sle can show disparities between genders socioeconomic status also plays a major role.
Systemic lupus erythematosus onset. A review and update. It can affect the joints skin brain lungs kidneys and blood vessels. Symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus sle often referred to as simply lupus can be quite different because there are different types of lupus and not all affected people show the same symptoms. However women get the disease more often than men do.
It can affect the skin joints kidneys brain and other. Systemic lupus erythematosus sle is the most common type of lupus. Continued types of lupus. Harry o 1 yasin s 1 brunner h 2.
Systemic lupus erythematosus lupus is a chronic long lasting autoimmune disease that can affect many parts of the body. Systemic lupus erythematosus sle is an autoimmune disease. Anyone can get lupus. Severe fatigue joint pain joint swelling headaches a rash on the cheeks and nose which is called a butterfly rash hair loss anemia blood clotting problems fingers turning white or blue and tingling when cold which is known as raynaud s phenomenon.
It is more common in african americans and people of american indian and asian descent than in white people. Childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Fatigue fever joint pain stiffness and swelling butterfly shaped rash on the face that covers the cheeks and bridge of the nose or rashes elsewhere on the body skin lesions that appear or worsen with sun exposure photosensitivity fingers and toes that. 1 division of rheumatology cincinnati children s hospital medical center cincinnati oh.
When to go to the hospital fever greater than 102 f rapidly decreasing urine volume chest pain sudden onset or unusual shortness of breath sudden onset of weakness severe headache sudden changes in vision acute onset of abdominal pain inability to bear weight or move a swollen joint due to. The main types of lupus are. Systemic lupus erythematosus sle cutaneous lupus which causes skin rashes or lesions drug induced lupus caused by a medication neonatal. Sle is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own tissues causing widespread inflammation and tissue damage in the affected organs.
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