Lupus Erythematosus
Disease information
Lupus Erythematosus
Also known like sistémico erythematous lupus, it is an inflammatory,
rheumatic
and
chronic
disease
, that causes the inflammation of all the conectivo weave of the organism and affects the skin, kidneys, joints,
nervous system
, lungs and the systems
circulatory
and digestive.
Autoinmune is an
origin
upheaval in which the inflammation is produced by antibodies that outside
attack
the
normal
weave of the organism as if
a
this one external invader.
It is not known what originates it,
but
it mainly affects to the women, appearing approximately only 10% of the cases in men.
Some factors related or located as leading of the
disease
are:
Diverse virus.
hormonal Factors, by the incidence in the women.
environmental Factors like ultraviolet radiations.
genetic
Factors, since there is greater incidence between relatives than they have suffered it.
genetic
Predisposition, in which some or several factors can trigger the
disease
suddenly.
the consumption of some medicines like procainamida hidralazina or.
Generally, it begins to pronounce
itself
between the 20 and 40 years in 95% of the cases. It mainly affects the joints of the hands, wrists and knees and the muscles, that show much pain and weakness.
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