lupus
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Group members: Danielle Anglin
Karla Dacres
Alicia Campbell
Course: HFLE
Group: 2B
Lecturer: Ms. Garrison
What is Lupus? Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune
system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue.
It makes the immune system unable to differentiate between
antigens (a substance capable of inducing a specific immune
response) and healthy tissue.
The type that we refer to simply as lupus is known as systemic
lupus erythematosus or SLE.
Symptoms of Lupus inflammation, swelling and damage to joints, skin, kidneys,
blood, the heart and lungs.
swelling of hands and feet
fever, fatigue, skin lesions
rash, anaemia, chest pain
light sensitivity, hair loss
Symptoms of Lupus
Causes of Lupus Extreme stress
Exposure to ultraviolet light
Smoking
Infection with Epstein-Barr virus
Exposure to certain chemicals
Certain prescription medications
Affected Areas of the Body Kidneys- serious kidney damage is a primary cause of death for
lupus sufferers.
Central nervous system-lupus can cause headaches, dizziness,
memory problems, seizures and behavioural changes.
Blood and vessels- lupus causes an increased risk of anaemia,
bleeding, blood clotting and vessel inflammation.
Lungs-non-infectious pneumonia and difficulty breathing due to
inflammation of the chest cavity are more likely with lupus.
Affected Areas of the Body (cont’d)
Infection- lupus treatments tend to depress the immune
system making your body more vulnerable to infection.
Cancer-lupus increases the risk of cancer, especially of non-
Hodgkin’s lymphoma, lung cancer and liver cancer.
Bone tissue death-a lower blood supply to bone tissue leads to
tiny breaks and eventual death of bone. This is most common
in the hip bone.
Preventative Measures Exercise regularly
Educate yourself about lupus
Avoid smoking
Eat healthily; balanced diet
Treatments There is currently no cure for lupus.
Antimalarial drugs
Thank You
References MediLexicon International Ltd, Bexhill-on-
Sea,Uk.www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/lupus