The symptoms and signs of Lupus (under the Arthritis umbrella) There are no hard and fast rules – systemic lupus erythematosus SLE can develop a different combination of symptoms, with various parts and/or organs involved. The most common symptoms - Fatigue Low-grade fever Loss of appetite Aching muscles Mouth ulcers The butterfly rash Hyper-sensitivity to sunlight Inflammation of the mucus lining of the lungs Pericarditis...
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The Bad News – It has been reported the their are dozens of medications that can trigger systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The drugs most lightly to cause “drug-induced lupus” - Hydralazine for blood pressure Quinidine and Procainamide used for abnormal heart rhythms Phenytoin used for epilepsy Isoniazid used for tuberculois D-penicillamine used for rheumatoid arthritis The Good News - These...
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The people most at risk of getting lupus are women of child bearing age. So how does lupus affect pregnancy? If you have lupus and are considering getting pregnant, you will need very close supervision during your pregnancy, during the delivery and the postpartum time.Women with lupus seem to have a higher...
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Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic They say there is no cure for systemic lupus. Goal is to relieve suffering, reduce inflammation and protect the organs. Many patients with mild symptoms may need no treatment or only intermittent courses of anti-inflammatory medications. Conventional treatments for more serious illness involving damage to internal organ(s) may...
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The combination of symptoms can vary enormously from one patient to another depending on which organ/s are involved. Making it quite difficult to diagnose Lupus (one of many diseases that full under the arthritis banner/. The American Rheumatism Association set out 11 criteria and if a person has 4 or more it is thought...
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Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and health Clinic There are no hard and fast rules – systemic lupus erythematosus SLE can develop different combination of symptoms, with various part and organs involved. The most common symptoms - Fatigue Low-grade fever Loss of appetite Aching muscles Mouth ulcers The butterfly rash Hyper-sensitivity to sunlight Inflammation of the mucus lining of the lungs Pericarditis of...
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It has been reported the their are dozens of medications that can trigger systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The drugs most lightly to cause “drug-induced lupus” - Hydralazine for blood pressure Quinidine and Procainamide used for abnormal heart rhythms Phenytoin used for epilepsy Isoniazid used for tuberculois D-penicillamine used for rheumatoid arthritis These drugs are known to stimulate...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Health Clinic Lupus is a condition that comes under the heading of Arthritis – it too is an inflammatory condition that are acute and chronic – an auto-immune disease. Our immune system is a complex system – designed to protect us – to fight off any invading bacteria,...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Health Clinic Hair loss – known as alopecia can occur in about 50 percent of people with lupus (a form of arthritis at some time during the course of the disease. For a woman this is extremely distressing, but the good news is, hair loss associated...
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