Lupus and heart The disease also affects the heart. The injuries include three types of infection: the first type is pericarditis, chest pain, and if there is pericardial effusion, we hear contact between the membranes and the fluid (friction rub). As well as changes in ECG. The second type is the most serious is myocarditis … Read more Lupus and heart
As for the incidence of the disease, it varies according to geographical location and ethnic differences, as it is found in Italy, Spain and the Caribbean. In Caucasian people, the rate is 30 per 100,000, while in the Caribbean, the incidence is 200 per 100,000. And 90% of the infected are female, especially in the … Read more Incidence of lupus erythematosus
Lupus, digestive system and blood As for the digestive system symptoms and signs are not serious and include nausea and indigestion, in addition to pain in the abdomen and there may be infiltration in the membrane surrounding the abdominal abdominal (ascitis) Blood disorders include symptoms of red blood cells, white blood cells, (platelets) and are … Read more Lupus, digestive system and blood
Lupus and the ejection device As for the symptoms and signs that affect the output device, it is worth mentioning that the kidney is the most common visceral member in patients with lupus erythematosus. Half of the patients have symptoms of kidney injury, although screening of biopsies of the two kidneys indicates a higher rate … Read more Lupus and the ejection device
Lupus and the nervous system The patient is affected by the nervous system, but the symptoms and signs vary according to age and different diagnosis time. About 28-40% of the symptoms and signs of psychological nerves arise before or shortly before diagnosis. Headache is the most common symptom in patients with central nervous system, It … Read more Lupus and the nervous system
Drug therapy The treatment includes anti-inflammatory drugs (Nsidz): It is used to treat symptoms of the disease, such as high temperature, and pain in the joints and the most important examples of ibuprofen and naproxen. Anti-malarial drugs are also used as rates of the immune system and are used in cases of rashes, arthritis and … Read more Treatment of lupus erythematosus
Because the disease affects multiple organs of the body, the symptoms and signs are divided into general symptoms and signs (constitutional) and general weakness and fatigue and high temperature and change in the body Wen is the most common symptoms in new cases and in cases of activity (exacerbation). The symptoms and signs related to … Read more General symptoms of lupus erythematosus
Diagnosis of lupus erythema According to the American College of Rheumatology, there are eleven criteria for the diagnosis of SLE (based on clinical examination as well as laboratory tests), according to the College, the existence of four or more criteria is a diagnosis of the disease. The first criterion is a rash: a butterfly in … Read more Diagnosis of lupus erythema
General information about psoriasis Psoriasis is a chronic, non-contagious skin inflammation that appears in the form of red spots and in the middle of which are silver scales. The most affected areas are the skin of the knees, elbows, scalp and lower back area. The disease is spread among light-skinned people in Europe and North … Read more Diagnosis of psoriasis
It is worth mentioning that the changes that occur in this disease are: 1 – increased proliferation of keratinocyte cells (kerainocyte) in the skin layer 2 – epidermal turnover less than 10 days in patients with psoriasis, compared to 30-60 days in natural persons 3. parakeratosis, the survival of nuclei in stratum corneum cells 4. … Read more Changes that occur with psoriasis