Lupus erythematosus

Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic inflammatory, multisystem disease in which the body attacks its own liver cells. There are two known forms of this chronic, long-lasting disease. Type 1, being the most common making up eighty percent of autoimmune hepatitis cases, affects mostly young women and often goes hand in hand with other autoimmune diseases. Forty percent of Type 1 AIH cases are diagnosed before the age of 18.Type 2 is less common affecting women ages 2 to 14. It is shown in many…

autoimmune etiology. There is also an increased frequency of other autoimmune disorders such as type 1 diabetes, pernicious anemia, primary adrenal failure (Addison’s disease), myasthenia gravis, celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rarely thyroid lymphoma. When adrenal insufficiency is present, the diagnosis of subclinical hypothyroidism should be deferred until after glucocorticoid therapy has been instituted because TSH levels may be elevated in the presence…

Mixed connective tissue disease involves the protein-rich tissue that supports organs and other body functions. This disease involves the muscles, joints, skin and it can also affect your heart, lungs, eyes, kidneys, blood vessels and gastrointestinal tract. The connective tissues are the basic parts of our body that basically hold the cells of the body together. Connective tissue infection is an immune system illness that was initially portrayed in 1972. It is additionally called…

The chronic inflammation is slow onset reaction which needs days to start. However, once it is started, it is a long duration reaction and is associated with more tissue destruction. The reaction needs lymphocytes and macrophages, and the proliferation of blood vessels and the deposition of connective tissue are also existed in the response. What is more, it is lack of local and systemic signs and is always severe and progressive, and may causes tissue injury and fibrosis. While the acute…

The moon filtering through the drapes seemed to mock her inability to sleep. Allyson tried to absorb the silence and stillness of the night, hoping she could coax herself to finally drift off. But it was all in vain; no sleep was in sight. A piercing sound shattered the darkness; it was her alarm. “Gosh… it is 8.00 A.M. already; looks like it is another day at work with dark circles under my eyes.” She thought… Americans today are encountering the same trouble going to sleep at night. Some…

hardship at a merely young age, when she was fifteen, she “lost her father to systemic lupus erythematosus” (Gordon). She then continued her education at Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville with a degree in social science. Additionally, she decided to attend the Writers' Workshop at the State University of Iowa, from which she received a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1947. By 1950 she was diagnosed with lupus which is the same disease that killed her father. But, this didn’t stop…

Introduction Postpartum sepsis is a severe bodily reaction to an infection that occurs within 6 weeks after giving birth (postpartum). The condition is also called puerperal sepsis. Pregnancy causes changes in your body’s disease-fighting system (immune system) that increase your risk for infection and sepsis. Postpartum sepsis is a medical emergency that needs to be treated right away. It can cause inflammation, leaking blood vessels, and decreased blood flow to important organs, including your…

Immune System(Remove) What does immune system means? The immune system is the one of necessity system in the body. It helps the body defend against every foreign body that causes disease for body. The immune system is getting stronger and stronger while it destroys disease. It takes experience from disease which it is destroyed. The immune system is defined as “the system that protects your body from diseases and infections” in Merriam-Webster dictionary. In other words, the immune system…

of Restasis is provided for dry eye conditions due to ocular inflammation associated with keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), dry eye conditions due to systemic inflammatory diseases (e.g., Sjögren syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis [RA], systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE]), and dry eye conditions due to ocular surface diseases (e.g., ocular rosacea, atopic keratoconjunctivitis, acute corneal graft rejection, blepharitis, herpetic stromal keratitis, conjunctival graft versus host disease [GVHD]. The…

Some chemicals in marijuana seem to have a calming effect on the immune system, which may be how it helps deal with symptoms of Lupus. The rest of the positive impact of the marijuana is probably from the effects on pain and nausea. Contrary to stoner stereotypes, marijuana usage has actually been shown to have some positive mental effects, particularly in terms of increasing…