Question

Write an essay on Lupus Erythematosus,( signs, symptoms, treatments, and complications associated with the disease)

Answer 1

Answer - Lupus erythematosus is autoimmune disease in which body's own antibody destroy our body's major organs and tissue. It is chronic or systemic inflammatory disease results major organs affected and fibrin , connective tissue becomes deposited inside the blood vessels or in the organs leading cause necrosis, inflammatory reactions seen in blood vessels, lymph nodes, gastrointestinal tract and pleural cavity.

Sign and symptoms includes -

- Erythma (red face), butterfly like structure

- malar rashes

- Erythma on palm area

- weakness

- Fatigue

- fever

- weight loss

- Joint pain

- Photosensitive

- Positive antibody antinuclear test

Treatment are as following -

- Provide treatment for reduce Inflammation as prescribed by physician.

- Administer topical or systemic corticosteroids, salicylate, nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs as prescribed by the physician.

- Teach and aware the patient to away from direct sunlight.

- Assess the skin integrity, providing good oral care.

- Use good ointments and cream at affected skin areas.

- Assist with plasmapheresis as prescribed by the physicians to remove autoantibodies and prevent from organ damage.

- Monitor the patient for renal damage, assess for Blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine.

- Monitor for bleeding, bruising, injury.

Complications -

- Lupus nephritis

- Kidney failure

- Heart attack

- Inflammation of heart (pericarditis)

- Inflammation of lungs ( pleuritis)

- Brain attack (Stroke)

- Seizure

- Vasculutis

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