Karim Benzema

Heart disease in systemic lupus

Sometimes lupus can cause disease of the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, joints, and/or nervous system. Systemic lupus erythematosusis a classical item in differential diagnosis, because SLE symptoms vary widely and come and go unpredictably. Photosensitivity’s relationship to and influence on the systemic manifestations of lupus remain to be defined.
Exposure to the sun may bring on lupus skin lesions or trigger an internal response in susceptible people. Babies of lupus mothers with the SSA antibody (anti-Ro antibody) can develop heart electrical abnormalities and a temporary skin rash (lupus neonatorum). A healthy immune system produces proteins called antibodies and specific cells called lymphocytes that help fight and destroy viruses, bacteria, and other foreign substances that invade the body. People diagnosed with lupus normally remain under medical care with continuing medication.

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