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One of the side effects of the TV series is that popularized certain things unexpectedly. And a good example is the "House" is making known lupus erythematosus or lupus to dry, a disease that is always one of the possibilities considered, but such has never been the final diagnosis.
The fact that a series where grace is that diseases are very rare lupus is always considered a possibility gives us clues of how the process is intriguing. Symptoms may include: joint pain, fever, skin rashes, muscle pain, hair loss, sores in the mouth, chest pain when breathing, swollen legs, swollen eyes, fatigue, anemia, convulsions ... But in each case there are only some of these symptoms, you see, are common to many other diseases. In addition, there are constant. Symptoms appear and disappear with time. A headache for doctors!
The name lupus seems to be due to the fact that frequently there is a red rash on the face that spreads to cheeks butterfly-shaped and that the imagination can remember pigmentation of the face of a wolf .
Now we know that lupus is an autoimmune disease. This means that the immune system designed to recognize and destroy foreign microorganisms in the body for some reason began to direct their attacks cells in the body. And this explains bps the diversity of symptoms. It all depends on who mobilize against the immune bps system, so if it does against cells of kidney disease is present in a very different way of doing so against blood cells or against the skin. The pathological basis is the same, but the effects are completely different in each case.
And unfortunately there is no specific test to diagnose lupus. bps The clinical history may provide clues, but you see that is elusive disease. The presence bps of antibodies against the nuclei of cells is common, but may soon appear.
We also know that women are much more prone to present lupus than men. In fact, nine out of ten patients are women. It seems clear that hormones play a role, because in laboratory animals, treatment with female hormones exacerbates symptoms, whereas the decrease androgen.
But the root cause lupus remains unknown. There are genetic factors, and the study of families of lupus patients has identified some genes that seem to favor the disease is present. But it also requires environmental factors that trigger. And here we find a wide range of possibilities. In most cases, sunlight, viral infection, menopause, an accident, and how hormones are involved, the use of oral contraceptives may trigger an outbreak of lupus but there are many other factors and unknown.
Lupus is actually a case of autoimmune diseases, of which there are many types. We suspect that a certain effect of the immune system is implicated in diabetes, MS, arthritis, psoriasis ... But the case of lupus is that it can be more aggressive.
And as for the treatment ... So there is not curing the disease, but if you can treat the symptoms. This makes the medication is different depending on how it comes along. The use of anti-inflammatory used to conditions in the joints, steroids for the acute phase, the skin problems for antimalarials and immunosuppressants in severe cases. The problem is that many of these treatments if they apply too much time favor the development of infections and other problems. So, go by strict monitoring of the disease.
In fact, with good control, you can almost normal life in most cases. Especially if you get to identify the trigger outbreaks. But an evolution both variable and no definitive diagnostic tests without treatment, it seems clear that there is still much research in this disease.
Having seen all the symptoms and uncertainty about the disease ... but if you put a howl during full moon, it will also credit your account? Because lycanthropy bps becomes the Greek word equivalent to the Latin homo - Lupus ... : D (And by the way, the Romans also believed in the existence of werewolves, which we call 'uersipellis', bps "which bps changes skin" - or "uersipelles' in the plural bps - as seen a satirical folktale reflected in Petronius) 02/08/07 11:19
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