What is Lupus?
Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks organs and tissues instead of protecting them. It causes an inflammatory process that damages the skin, joints, blood, kidney, lungs and heart.
The symptoms are different and depend on which organ or system lupus has affected. In case of acute symptoms, the rhythm of the patient's daily life significantly decreases. The disease is also characterized by periods of remission, i.e. at this time the symptoms are either completely resolved or are expressed in a mild dose.
The most common signs are:
- Joint, muscle, chest pain;
- Headache;
- Rashes;
- Fever;
- Hair loss;
- Ulcers in the mouth;
- Sshortness of breath;
- Fatigue;
- Swollen glands;
- Swelling of arms, legs and face;
- Confusion;
- Clots.
Sometimes lupus causes other pathologies, in particular, these conditions are:
- Increased sensitivity to sunlight;
- Dry eyes;
- Depression;
- Attacks;
- Anemia;
- Osteoporosis;
- Heart disease;
- Kidney disease.
Experts do not know the exact cause of the disease.
According to scientists, genetic and environmental factors, hormones, unhealthy lifestyle (tobacco, stress), history of other autoimmune diseases contribute to the development of the disease.
Source:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4875-lupus
