SLE-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Autoimmune rheumatic disorder, pathogenesis, precipitating factors, pathology, clinical features- Constitutional symptoms, musculoskelatal and cutaneous- DLE, butterfly rash, renal, neurological, CVS- verrucous endocarditis, livedo reticularis, raynaud phenomenon, pulmonary, hematological, gastrointestinal, ocular. Diagnostic criteria, investigations, autontibodies, management in general, major drugs, prognosis and outcome, death, drug induced lupus.
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Submitted by Jose (not verified) on Fri, 13/03/2009 - 18:36.
Dear Dr
It was a very informative presentation. My wife is diagnosed with SLS since a year. I read the ppt with much intrest.
At some point, if you can add bit more information like, what the new medical technologies are promising as a possible cure for SLE (like stem cells? ), it would be a great news for people like me and wife..hoping against hope that some day a cure will come for SLE
many thanks for your efforts
Rgds
Jose
Systemic lupus erythematosus aecffts you internally, that includes your joints. Some people also have organ involvement, others don't. A positive ANA does not mean that you have lupus. It means that you have antinuclear antibodies. 10 million Americans have a positive ANA but only 1.5 million have lupus.In lupus, the pattern of the positive ANA matters more than the number. Lupus presents a speckled pattern. It should be listed on your lab report. Ask the doctor for a copy. You have a right to it.A positive ANA and a positive rheumatoid factor points to rheumatoid arthritis, not necessarily lupus. However, you can have lupus and rheumatoid arthritis in overlap. Regardless of the name for your condition, you have a chronic illness. One of the most important things you can do to manage it is to have good communication with your doctor. When you go to an appointment, write down you questions. You can expect that the first three will be answered, so put them in priority order. But do write all you questions down because the doctor will scan them and may notice something important.