Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune heterogenous disease‚ meaning it is caused by many genes and alleles and variations of those genes. According to the Journal of Rare Diseases‚SLE is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies against nuclear antigens (1). An estimated 1 per 1000 individuals are affected overall‚ qualifying SLE as a rare disease. Females are more affected at a female to male ratio of 10:1. Researchers believe that‚ as many females become susceptible during pregnancy
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Title : Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) – Symptoms and Treatment Specific Purpose : To inform my audience that SLE are actually chronic disease which can develop slowly or appear suddenly without us knowing. Central Idea : Knowing the history‚ the symptoms‚ and treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) help us to take it seriously. Introduction I. Have you ever experience taking a drugs or pills about 20 to 25 per day at the age 9 years old
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Lupus is an autoimmune disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissue and organs. Inflammations caused by lupus can affect many different body systems such as your joints‚ kidneys‚ skin‚ blood cells‚ brain‚ heart and lungs. There are two kinds of Lupus‚ Discoid Lupus Erythematous (DLE) and Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE). Lupus is a disease of flare ups‚ Lupus is not contagious. Consequently‚ the main focus of the review is to outline symptoms‚ treatment‚ trigger points
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Me’Gan Caesar December 3‚ 2010 Annotated Bibliography Lupus Erythematosus Szuda‚ Stephanie “Health: Life with Lupus.” The Times. 11 Jan 2008. 19 Nov 2010. <Mywebtimes.com> Summary: The story is about a 25 year old guy name Jason Holland. Jason is living with Lupus Erythematosus. Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease. He has internal and external lupus that affects his internal organs and skin. He takes 15 pills a day just to make it through the day. He goes to the
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Lupus Melinda Combs SCI/162 4-07-2012 Brenda Burrus Lupus LUPUS THESIS STATEMENT While there are different ways to live with Lupus‚ is a challenging autoimmune disease. I. INTRODUCTION Lupus is a chronic‚ autoimmune disease that can damage any parts of the body (skin‚ joints‚ and/or organs inside the body). Lupus is a disease that flares up and goes into remission. With Lupus‚ something go wrong with a person’s immune system‚ which is the part of the body that fights of viruses‚ bacteria
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INTRODUCTION: - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autonomous disorder with variety of autoantibodies (double stranded DNA [dsDNA]‚ ANA). It causes inflammation diffusely through the body (skin‚ brain‚ kidneys‚ and joints) and also the blood. Lupus has varied abnormal blood tests related to it (anemia‚ anti-Sm‚ anti-phospholipid antibodies)‚ however this is often not a similar issue as knowing what causes lupus. Its cause could be a mystery. The etiology of lupus is unknown‚ however multiple
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Lupus is an autoimmune disease that attacks women between the ages of 15 and 40. It occurs less often in men than in women. The people affected by lupus vary depending on the country or region. In the US alone‚ the prevalence rate is highest among Asians of Hawaii‚ blacks of Caribbean origin‚ and Native Americans of the Sioux‚ Arapahoe‚ and Crow tribes. Lupus is a disease that affects the immune system. We can think of the immune system as an army within the body with hundreds of defenders (known
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus‚ often known simply as lupus or abbreviated to SLE‚ is a systemic autoimmune disease or an autoimmune connective tissue disease that can affect any part of the body. As occurs in other autoimmune diseases‚ the immune system attacks the body ’s cells and tissue‚ resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. It is a hypersensitivity reaction of the type III variety‚ caused by antibody-immune complex formation. There are several explanations
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Introduction Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that composes many factors that contribute to the manisfestations of SLE. These factors include genetic and epigenetic regulation of gene expression‚ environmental factors‚ hormones‚ and a dysfunction in the immune system. It is estimated that about 1.5 million patients‚ and many other patients worldwide‚ have lupus. The survival rate of SLE patients improved from 50 % to 90% over the last 40 years from an estimated 5-year
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SLE - antinuclear antibodies - 10:1 more in females - although lupus has a very characteric presentation‚ the symptoms are also found in others so diagnosis is based on: some of the less common features‚ characteric distribution of symptoms and blood tests. - In blood tests‚ 95% of cases test positive for the ANA although it can be found in healthy people too. A more specific te4st for lupus is to test for anti-double-stranded dna antibodies and anti-SM AB ‚ the levels of which reflect the
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