Lupus erythematosus

Lupus is an autoimmune inflammatory disease. It is a disease that the immune system attacks the healthy tissue and organs of your body. The people who have lupus it can attack the skin, joints, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart, and lungs. It is hard to diagnose the lupus because it can mimic other ailments. When people are talking about lupus they are talking about the systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE. This is the most common forms of lupus. With this type of lupus it can either be mild…

Abstract Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the human immune system is overactive. Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and can last up to several years (Lupus Foundation of America, 2014). Autoimmune means the immune system cannot tell the difference between foreign invaders and healthy tissues within the body. Therefore, the body attacks itself by creating auto-antibodies that destroy the remaining healthy tissue (Lupus Foundation of America,…

Kristin Fitzpatrick BI 456 Immunology Disease Term Paper 11/21/14 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options I. INTRODUCTION Lupus, Latin for “wolf,” originally referred to the erosive facial lesions that resembled a wound from a wolf’s bite. In the Middle Ages lupus was mainly described as a dermatologic condition. It was not until 1872 that lupus was considered a systemic disease that presented with subcutaneous nodules, arthritis, lymphadenopathy, fever,…

fulfillment of the requirements of N5315 Advanced Pathophysiology Mary Schira Ph.D., RN, ACNP-BC September 19, 2017 What causes systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)? Why did the NP suspect that Sharon may have lupus? (15 pts) Exact cause of systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is not known. It is believed that some people are born with tendency to develop lupus that is triggered by a viral infection, chemical exposure or other unknown environmental factors. Some of the risk factors are…

keep us healthy and devoid of disease and infection. Composed of white blood cells, the immune system functions to identify and destroy foreign substances, known as pathogens or antigens. In the case of an autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus, abbreviated SLE, the immune system does not function as it should. Instead of attacking and destroying foreign invaders, the immune system reacts to the body’s own healthy tissues as if they were pathogens. This causes a multitude of…

Lupus Lupus is an autoimmune disease that affects many parts of the body. Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system begins doing the opposite of what it is supposed to do, meaning that it does not recognize the body’s cells and begin attacking them as if they were invaders. There are different types of lupus and this paper will cover Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, the most common type of lupus. Despite being such a common disease, lupus is difficult to diagnose due to the fact that its…

I chose lupus for my autoimmune disease. “Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs.” (Mayo Clinic, 2015). Lupus can cause inflammation that can affect the joints, skin, kidneys, blood calls, brain heart and lungs. Symptoms for lupus are fatigue, fever, joint pain, butterfly-shaped rash on face, and shortness of breath and chest pain. People who have lupus may have symptoms for some time that will disappear and may…

Overview Systematic lupus erythematosus, usually shortened to SLE or simply “lupus,” is a chronic inflammatory condition of the immune system. The blood produces unusual antibodies, and this causes the body to attack healthy tissues. It affects women more often than men, and it generally does not appear until the individual reaches adulthood. Exact causes are unknown. However, it seems that certain factors like UV light exposure, heredity, medications, and viruses may play a role. It also…

diagnostic test, physician visits, hospital visits and any other related health services. [10] SLE is a multisystem chronic disease with unpredictable manifestation of the disease, also named flares. [10][11] Direct annual costs of Systemic Lupus erythematosus is dependent on the severity of the symptoms and how many flare ups had occurred. It is estimated that on average SLE will cost between $10,984 and $16 873 annually in direct costs. [11][12] Of that estimate, 49% is from hospitalisation,…

Introduction Identified as a ‘chronic gynaecological disorder,’ (Giudice and Kao, 2004, p. 1789) endometriosis occurs, mostly found in the pelvic region, when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) is found outside the uterus where it shouldn’t be, tissue appears to be red, inflamed and may form nodules and cysts (Endometriosis New Zealand [ENZ], 2015). As Endometriosis New Zealand (2015) estimates at least 120,000 girls and women have endometriosis in New Zealand…