Lupus erythematosus

(anti-RNP) and high amounts of the antibodies ANA. Those who have mixed connective tissue disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis disease lack the antibodies dsDNA and Scl70, respectively. The treatment of MCTD is based upon the specific signs that are present in each case. Some patients with MCTD have been included and treated in previous trials of lupus, scleroderma, myositis, and rheumatoid arthritis. These observations and accumulated clinical practice by MCTD…

The patient is a 57 year old female who went to the Urgent Care due to a complaint of shortness of breath, weakness and leg edema. She was seen by the Urgent Care Physician who advised her that she has fluid overload with severe hypertension and a holosystolic murmur. She was then sent to the ER for further observation. Her religious preference is Catholicism. N.E. has no known allergies. Imaging studies of the chest was done and the imaging studies suggested congestive heart failure, and the…

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required to fulfill the 1982 ACR revised criteria for SLE and have active/refractory disease manifestations, detectable anti-dsDNA antibodies and low C3 or C4 serum levels; exclusion criteria were severe lupus nephritis (proteinuria > 6 g/24 h or creatinine > 2 mg/dl), severe active neuropsychiatric lupus, potentially life-threatening SLE manifestations and ongoing or planned pregnancy. Clinical scores (i.e. SLEDAI-2K score, SELENA-SLEDAI Flare Index, SLICC/SDI score), daily prednisone…

Flannery O’Connor was raised in the racist, religious, and newly changing south. She lived through the civil rights movement, while being raised in a deeply religious, Christian home. She was diagnosed with Lupus at the age of twenty-five, and died from the disease at the age of thirty-nine. The way O’Connor grew up and the experiences she had have a huge presence in her short stories. David Huddle even stated in “The Singular Voice of Flannery O’Connor” that “the stories wouldn’t exist at all…

immune diseases such as lupus erythematosus, IgA nephropathy and Good pasture’s syndrome. The two most common causes are post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis and lupus. “Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis occurs as an immune reaction to a Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection of the throat or skin. This occur most frequently in young children ages 5 to 12 years”. McKinney, James, Murray, Nelson, and Ashwill, (2013). In condition such as lupus erythematosus this is where the body’s…

color. She was no longer a “normal” skin color, but turned extremely pale all over, most likely due to the lack of nutrients her body was taking in. This is the worst problem that lupus caused to Sydney's body. When asked what the chief problem that the sickness caused, Sydney replied “For me, the main issue I have from my lupus is severe gastrointestinal issues. It caused what is called gastroparesis and chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Pretty much, food doesn't break down and move…

usually made by observation. White areas found at typical sites point to a diagnosis of vitiligo. If the diagnosis isn't certain the doctors will test for other conditions that are similar to vitiligo, such as chemical leukoderma or systemic lupus erythematosus. For treatment vitiligo can't be cured, but can be managed by using things such as skin creams and cosmetics to improve the appearance of the white areas and also prevent the normal skin around the patches from becoming darker. No…

antibodies), (Smith antigen), RNP, SSA, and SSB. Of these, the only 2 that were abnormal was the C3 and C4. The C3 was at 50. The C4 was at 6.3. I reviewed these results with Dr. ___ [NAME] who feels that this is very suspicious for systemic lupus erythematosus.…

In my opinion, it is simply a fact that some beliefs are better than others. Each belief holds it a motivation behind why individuals hold that belief, and that reason can be defective. Perceive, for example, a wife believes that the husband should handle all bitter decisions that have to be made (Paul & Elder, 2012).When asked by her husband to help with some of these decisions the wife become resentful. Take bigotry for instance: prejudice has no premise, not science, no in reality justifiable…