Lupus and AIDS are two diseases with striking similarities and significant differences. Both these diseases may occur concurrently in human beings. Moreover, both these diseases are multisystem diseases and have a range of dermatological manifestations. However, lupus is caused by the immune system mis...
Lupus is a condition in which the immune system, for some currently unexplained reason, becomes overactive. In lupus, the body produces antibodies (which can appear years before the disease itself; Fidoi:10.1007/978-1-908517-55-5_2Professor Graham R. V. HughesDr Shirish Sangle...
Initially, lupus that affects the joints can mimic rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis can also cause fatigue. The skin rash of lupus, however, is not seen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. There are also specific lab tests that can help in distinguishing the diseases. Lupus Diagnosis ...
Lupus is a condition in which the immune system, for some currently unexplained reason, becomes overactive. In lupus, the body produces antibodies (which can appear years before the disease itself; Figure 2.1) and these in turn can damage sensitive organs and tissues, notably the small blood v...
So why would the 23-year-old songstress need chemo for lupus? While chemotherapy is best known for killing cancer cells in people with cancer (and lupus is not a form of cancer), lower doses of chemotherapy drugs can help control an overactive immune system in other diseases, too, includi...
The root cause of autoimmunity is unknown, but some people are more likely to have it than others. Heredity, exposure to solvents, pollution, and other environmental factors could play a role together with an unhealthy diet. Unlike non-inflammatory arthritis which usually affects the elderly, infl...
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lupus nephritis is a result of inflammation in the kidneys that is associated with an overactive immune (defense) system. As a consequence, antibodies against the patient's own tissues (autoantibodies) form antibody-tissue (antibody-antigen) unions (complexes) that in turn deposit in the kidney ...
What is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)? Autoimmune Disease: Autoimmune diseases are caused by genetic abnormalities that cause the response of the innate and adaptive immune system to overreact to certain commonly associated infections and environmental factors that are well-regulated by a normal imm...
What causes lupus? The body’s normal response to threatening antigens is to produce chemicals, primarily antibodies, that help prevent infection and injury. However, the immune system of people with lupus overreacts to that threat, causing chronic inflammation. It’s this chronic inflammation that...