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| Lupus and Women |
Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus / SLE) are said to be lupus because the disease causes a red rash on the cheeks and around nose on many sufferers, and said, ?? Lupus? used to describe skin disorders. Formerly at first, lupus skin disease treated as usual, but the next year, doctors realized that the lupus was not only skin diseases, but also attacks other organs.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease. Patient body forming organs in the body's immune system against itself. For example occurred in the kidneys, liver, joints, blood cells, and others. Inside the body there are antibodies that attack the disease that will function into the body. A person affected by this disease, in its body to form antibodies that are not excessive. As a result, antibodies actually attack the body's cells and tissues healthy.
Excessive antibody was entered into all body tissues in several ways, namely:
- Antibodies can directly attack body cells such as red blood cells, causing the cells were destroyed. This is what causes patients red blood cell deficiency or anemia.
- Antibodies can be combined with antigen which is a substance stimulating the formation of antibodies, which then form a bond that is called an immune complex. Combined antibody and antigen will flow with blood until lodged in capillary blood vessels and cause inflammation.
Under normal circumstances, immune complexes would be limited by inflammatory cells (phagocytes). But in abnormal circumstances, immune complexes can not be overcome with good. Inflamed cell had increased in number by secreting enzymes that cause inflammation of the complex. As a result, the process will be prolonged inflammation and damage organs, disrupt function . it will be seen as a symptom of disease in the long term would disrupt the function of organs. Lupus is also known as a disease because attack thousand faces all organ systems and symptoms are varied.
Lupus may be suffered by anyone without exception. But women are more at risk of six to 10 times compared to men, especially at the age of 15 to 50 years. Therefore, SLE often causes various health problems, for example, just a miscarriage (if a woman is pregnant lupus disease), impaired fetal development, or may cause the baby died at birth.
Asian and African nations are more susceptible to disease in comparison with whites. The cause of lupus disease can not yet known, but has known several reasons why women are prone to this disease. Among them:
- Strong suspicion that the lupus associated with hormone estrogen. It can be seen by many women of childbearing age are affected by lupus.
- Environmental participate, such as infection, ultraviolet light, allergies, stress, use of certain drugs.
- Heredity. But how much different effect on everyone.
Treatment of lupus disease by providing medicines called steroid hormones. to treatment of this disease requires long-term treatment. Once patients stopped the treatment, he should repeat it again from scratch. Also recommended also to avoid factors that could cause these diseases, such as excessive sunlight, stress, etc.. Build a positive mental attitude exercise, consuming adequate nutrition, and do routine control with your doctor.
source:info-sehat.com
