Understanding Lupus

In simple terms, a person can be said to suffer from the disease Lupus Erythematosus when the body becomes allergic to herself. Lupus is a term from the Latin word for wolf.

This is due to this disease generally have a butterfly-shaped rash or a red rash on the cheek a butterfly on the cheek wolf similar, but white.

This disease in medical science called Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), ie when the disease has attacked the entire human body or internal system. In the study of immunological or immune response, this disease is the opposite of the cancer or HIV / AIDS. In lupus, the body becomes overreacting to a stimulus from something foreign and making too many antibodies or proteins such that even directed against the body's own tissues. Thus, referred to as an autoimmune lupus disease (diseases with excessive immune).

This type of lupus disease has three forms, first is cutaneous lupus, often called discoid that affect the skin. Second, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) that attacks organs such as skin, joints, lungs, blood, blood vessels, heart, kidney, liver, brain, and nerves. Third, Drug induced lupus (DIL), arising out of use of certain drugs. After the use is stopped, symptoms usually disappear.

and usually odipus (people living with lupus) will avoid things that can make the disease relapsed with:

1. Avoiding stress
2. Keeping indirect sunlight
3. reduce the excessive workload
4. avoid the use of certain medications.