Lupus is a car -immune disease that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and causes harmful inflammation.
About 1.5 million Americans live with a form of lupus.
9 out of 10 people with lupus are women.
Common types of lupus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
SLE is the most common type of lupus. When people call lupus, they usually mean SLE.
SLE is in the US:
3x more often for black and Indian people
2x times more often for Spanish people
SLE can influence many parts of the body, including:
Heart
Lung
Skin
Kidney
Connections
Brain
Some symptoms of SLE are:
Fatigue
Fever
Joint pain, swelling or stiffness
Scales rash
Loss
Mouth or nasal ulcers
Swelling around eyes or in legs
Framing urine
Painful breathing
Fingers turn colors in the cold
Kidney inflammation caused by SLE can damage the kidneys, leading to a condition called lupus nephritis.
Cutane Lupus (CLE)
Happens when the immune system attacks the skin, causing a rash that can be red or flaky.
About 65% of people with SLE will develop.
Symptoms of CLE:
Lupus caused by drugs
Happens when certain medicines cause a car -immune disorder similar to SLE.
Medicines usually linked to lupus induced by medicines:
Symptoms of lupus caused by drugs are similar to those of SLE.
Neonatal lupus
Happens when a pregnant person passes on certain antibodies to the fetus.
These antibodies attack healthy tissue in the fetus and cause lupus -like symptoms in the newborn.
The most common symptom:
Symptoms usually disappear within a year, but in rare cases, neonatal lupus can influence the heart of the baby, so that it cannot be correct.
Shed light on a complex condition
Lupus is complicated, but it can be managed.
Talk to your caregiver for more information about the different types of lupus or search online sources such as those of the Lupus Foundation of America.
Sources
Lupus Foundation of America
This educational source was made with the support of GlaxosmithKline, Merck and Novartis.
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