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*Clinical nutrition *

Question: Write on autoimmune disorders including systematic lupus erythematosus(SLE as the basis)

Answer 1

Autoimmune disease is a condition in which immune system attacks our body..Immune diseases occurs when the immune system mistakes part of our body especially in joints and skin..when protein releases autoantibodies that attacks healthy cells..
some condition of autoimmune diseases are Type I diabetes,Rheumatoid arthritis,psoriasis,multiple sclerosis,systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease,Addison's disease,grave's disease,sjogren's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, myasthenia gravis, vasculitis, pernicious anemia, celiac diseases..
Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE):
The term lupus is a chronic disease with worsen symptoms..people will live normally with treatment..There are 1.5 million Americans living with this disease..most of them were left undiagnosed..It will have symptoms like severe fatigue,head ache,joint pain, joint swelling, rashes, anemia, hair loss,blood clotting problems..lupus symptoms always make the diagnosis more confusion..Doctors will make this condition with proper investigations..Causes may be genetic,environmental factors like UV exposures , medicine reaction, virus, emotional stress, trauma,..In female estrogen hormone make this SLE..
It can be diagnosed with physical examination,antibody test, CBC, urine analysis, chest Xray,..Treatment options include anti-inflammatory medications for pain and stiffness, steroids, corticosteroids, antimalarial drugs, and life style modification and diet changes,immunizations can make the people safe from autoimmune disease..