Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) Section 1 1.1 Definition Lupus Erythematosus (LE) is an autoimmune disease that exists on a spectrum. On one part of the spectrum, there is Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) which mainly affects the skin and on the other hand Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) has more systematic implications in regards to important organs in the human body such as the brain, lungs and the heart. SLE is also known as Lupus, is a chronic, long-term disease that is not able to
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is considered one of many immune system disorders(5). SLE is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects many parts of the body through an autoimmune process(2). A natural immune system creates antibodies to fight antigens which are harmful substances such as viruses and bacteria. Whereas in SLE, the immune system does not differentiate between the natural tissues of the body and the foreign particles(5)(6). Auto-antibodies are
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body such as the joints, skin, or even organs. Paediatric-onset SLE accounts for about 10–20% of all patients with SLE (Malattia, 2013). Being a chronic disease, the signs and symptoms may last more than six weeks but a majority of the time they last for years or even a lifetime. In addition, SLE can affect any demographic but for this study we will focus on adolescents from birth to age 18 because
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Lupus is a disease that makes a person’s body unable to tell what is healthy tissue and disease tissue. The body’s white blood cells respond by attacking the body’s own tissue which causes a person with lupus to have muscle aches and/or problems with their organs. People with lupus do not always feel the effects of the disease. When lupus patients feel well they are said to be in remission. However, when patients feel ill they are said to be having a flare. Lupus can affect all races, genders, and
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Presentation Essentials Grace L. Yost June 3, 2011 ABSTRACT I watched several videos about Lupus. My goal was to critique them all using what I have learned about the Rhetorical Triangle. This subject is dear to my heart because I have Lupus as well and I was also looking for what video best presented information about Lupus. The first video that I watched was titled “A bad day with Lupus” (Lupus, 2005).One of The first things that I noticed right away was that the creator of this short video
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Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause major damage to any organ or tissue in your body. Lupus causes your immune system to become unbalanced and is of unknown etiology. In Lupus the immune system is unable to differentiate between foreign and its own systems cells and tissues. It then produces antibodies that fight the body’s own tissues. Lupus is diagnosed in 90% of women between the ages of 14-44, this is more than the men, but it can affect children and younger teens. It
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complications that arise from this disease if it’s not nipped in the bud include; cancer, kidney disease, pericarditis, pancreatic, vasculitis and pleurisy. This is as a result of organ failure and damage. Since statistics show that at least 96% of lupus infections are as a result of people having some sought of oral involvement its crucial that doctors should have their mouth covered while treating their patients or else they would be infected. Dental assistants working on their patients should not
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A lot of people don’t know what lupus is but it is very common and today I will inform you on what it is, causes, risk factors, symptoms, side effects and complications, test and diagnosing, treatment, and little incite on how someone with lupus feel. Lupus is a long-term autoimmune disorder that may affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs. Lupus is a very hard disease to discover because of it’s on and off symptoms. Lupus has four types: systemic, discoid, drug-induced, and neonatal
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Lupus, Latin for wolf, is the word used historically to describe any chronic, usually ulcerating, skin disease. Dr. Max Gerson's rise to medical prominence in pre-WWII Germany was owed to the curative effect in lupus vulgaris of a salt-free diet bearing his name. Lupus vulgaris, a European plague of the early part of this century, was tuberculosis of the skin, a bacterial disease that has been largely eliminated through improved public health measures and, to a lesser extent, by antibacterial drugs
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Assignment The name of the foundation I choose is called the Lupus Foundation of America. The website is http://www.lupus.org/. I choose this foundation because lupus is a disease that is affecting many people and little is known on what causes it. I happen to be one of those people. I was diagnosed with lupus in the summer of 2007. Since then I have been taking medication to combat the symptoms but there is no current cure for the disease. Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the immune system is overly
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