Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE ) presents with nonspecific signs and symptoms that are also found in other conditions. This study aimed to evaluate manifestations at disease onset and to compare early SLE manifestations to those of diseases mimicking SLE . Methods Academic lupus centers ...
Once an innate immune cell, such as a macrophage or other antigen-presenting cell (APC) engulfs an invading bacteria, virus, or vaccine, they often travel to a lymph node and present an antigen from that pathogen on the cell surface toT cells. They present the new antigen using specific r...
People diagnosed with lupus may think qualifying for life insurance will be difficult, but if you're managing symptoms effectively, you can still qualify for affordable term life insurance with lupus as low as $15/month. How to get term life insurance with lupus starts by comparison shopping ...
lupus exhibits a striking female bias, with women having significantly higher susceptibility compared to men, up to 14-fold higher in some ethnicities. Supernumerary X chromosome syndromes, like Klinefelter (XXY) and Triple X syndrome (XXX), also present higher ...
As an immune-mediated disorder, a large proportion of patients with ITP will undergo repeated outbreaks and tend to run a protracted course, or are eventually diagnosed with thrombocytopenia secondary to connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Therefore, it is critical ...
Adult stem cell therapy may be able to treat orthopaedic, inflammatory, autoimmune and neurological conditions, with studies conducted on use for Crohn’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, COPD, Parkinson’s, ALS, Stroke recovery and more. ...
autoantibodies so released can trigger unwanted symptoms that resemble a surge of auto-immune disease. Laboratory tests such as ANA titers are usually unremarkable or borderline normal, but signs of subclinical lupus and rheumatoid arthritis may surface. Laboratory tests for liver enzymes also are norma...
Aside from supplementation, weight loss itself has been shown to reduce inflammation¹⁹, and it appears that the greater the weight loss the larger the anti-inflammatory effect²⁰. This could be attributable to a reduction in the amount of very inflammatory visceral (belly) fat, and/or...
People who suffer from chronic health conditions, such as arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis, often develop learned helplessness, due to their inability to take action that will allow them to cure their condition. Overall, these examples illustrate how people can develop learned helplessness in...
One example of adversity that has impacted my life is when my mom was diagnosed with Lupus in 2015. Lupus is an inflammatory disease that is caused when the immune system attacks itself. My mom also has rheumatoid arthritis and chronic migraines. There are a lot of times where she can’t...