Beware !! Lupus Disease More Often Infecting Women (part 2)

Beware !! Lupus Disease More Often Infecting Women

Beware !! Lupus Disease More Often Infecting Women

Whenhealthy - The following article is a continuation of a previous paper, about lupus disease.

Dr. Rahmat Gunadi of the faculty Medicine Unpad explained, lupus is a disease in which the immune system tissue in the body is considered a foreign object.

The reaction of the immune system can affect various organ systems of the body such as skin tissue, muscle, bone, kidney, nervous system, cardiovascular system, lungs, lining of the lungs, liver, digestive system, eyes, brain, and blood vessels and cell- blood cells.

“Lupus disease may affect all walks of life, 1-5 people in every 100,000 residents, it is genetic and can be lowered. Women more often 6-10 times than men, especially in the age of 15-40 years. Africans and Asians are more prone than Europeans. And of course, the family Odapus. The incidence of this disease because of the sensitivity factors such as infection, excessive drinking drugs, exposure to sunlight, the use of birth control pills, and stress.” He said.

This indeed mostly suffered by women of childbearing age to 50 years, although there are also men who experience it. It was therefore considered suspected disease is associated with the hormone estrogen.

In pregnancies of women who suffer from lupus, often allegedly associated with pregnancies that lead to abortion, fetal developmental disorders or stillborn baby. but often also encountered lupus symptoms appear during pregnancy or after childbirth.

The body has immunity to attack the disease and to maintain healthy. But in this disease, it attacks the body's immune organs. So, lupus disease allegedly due to excessive immunological system.

Be continued to the next article about lupus disease.