What is lupis?

Question

Someone in my family has it and we know nothing about it

Answer 1

Correctly spelled Lupus, its an autoimmune disease that affects the skin, and major organs, and eyes. The side effects while its flaring up resemble Parkinsons Disease in some people. This disease runs on my mother's side of the family and most of her female relatives have it. There is no cure, however, they usually treat you with anti-flammatory drugs that cause weight gain. This disease mostly affects african american, hispanic, and asian women but caucasion women get it as well and some men are reporting to have been diagnosed with it.

Answer 2

Lupis is a connective tissue disease. It is fatal. Systemic lupus erythematosus (also called SLE or lupus) is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, nervous system, and/or other organs of the body. The most common symptoms include skin rashes and arthritis, often accompanied by fatigue and fever. The clinical course of SLE varies from mild to severe, and typically involves alternating periods of remission and relapse. SLE is an autoimmune disorder which develops when the body's own immune system, which normally protects against cancers and invading infections, begins to attack the patient's own tissues (known medically as a “loss of self-tolerance”). This occurs first through the production of “auto-antibodies” (antibodies are immune system cells that attack foreign microbes; auto-antibodies attack a person's own cells). As the attack continues, other immune system cells join the fight. This leads to inflammation, blood vessel abnormalities (vasculitis) and deposition of immune system cells in organs which causes tissue damage.

It is not known why this inflammatory reaction begins, but it probably occurs because of some combination of inborn or hereditary predispositions and environmental factors (such as viruses, the ultraviolet rays in sunlight, Silica dust, and allergies to medications). Recent research suggests that people affected by lupus may have a defect in the normal biological process of clearing old and damaged cells from the body, which then causes an abnormal stimulation of the immune system.

Answer 3

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus) is a presently incurable illness of the immune system, a condition in which the body’s defence mechanism begins to attack itself through an excess of antibodies in the blood stream causing inflammation and damage in the joints, muscles and other organs.

Discoid Lupus is usually a condition of the skin alone although the joints can also often be affected. A very few patients may go on to develop systemic Lupus.

Lupus may be triggered by various means and can present in a bewildering number of ways, even to the extent of mimicking other illness such as Rheumatoid Arthritis or Multiple Sclerosis.

The cause of Lupus is not positively known though research has provided evidence implicating heredity, hormones and infections including viruses.

The majority of Lupus patients are young women of childbearing age (15-55) but men and even young children can be affected. It is estimated that 1 in 750 women suffer from Lupus in the UK with the ratio of women to men being 9:1. Lupus is a worldwide disease more common in some races than others. The incidence in white women is 1 in 1000 compared with that in black women of 1 in 250 and Asian races also have a higher tendency to Lupus. Only 10% of Lupus patients are male.

With its many symptoms, Lupus can often be overlooked by a GP or consultant which may delay final diagnosis and a vital start to necessary treatment which can contain the disease and limit potential damage to the kidneys, heart, lungs or brain.

Those diagnosed usually remain in medical care and receive ongoing treatment. Many symptoms will have less impact but there may be side effects. Lupus can adversely affect the lives of sufferers and their families and influence relationships with friends and business colleagues.

Answer 4

It is Lupus. And there are different versions. But the main definition is,

A chronic inflammatory connective tissue disease marked by skin rashes, joint pain and swelling, inflammation of the kidneys, inflammation of the fibrous tissue surrounding the heart (ie, the pericardium), as well as other problems. Not all affected individuals display all of these problems. Also called systemic lupus erythematosus.


Can be bad, can be minor. Depends on the person and what area is affected. Hope that helps.

Answer 5

Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys. The body's immune system normally makes proteins called antibodies to protect the body against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called antigens. In an autoimmune disorder such as lupus, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign substances (antigens) and its own cells and tissues. The immune system then makes antibodies directed against "self." These antibodies, called "auto-antibodies," react with the "self" antigens to form immune complexes. The immune complexes build up in the tissues and can cause inflammation, injury to tissues, and pain.

Answer 6

Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting mutliple organs through an immune response to your bodies own connective tissues. The manifestation vary according to which organ is predominantly affected.
It is often difficult to diagnose clinically but confirmed by autoantibody serology.
As far as I am aware it is not necessarily hereditary although certain HLA types are more susceptible than others and that is something you may inherit.

Answer 7

Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that can target your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart and lungs. The great majority of people affected are women. For reasons that aren't clear, lupus develops when the immune system attacks your body's own tissues and organs.

Some say that it is the result of hyperinsulinemia or a systemic yeast infection.

Answer 8

Lupus is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease in which the immune system, for unknown reasons, becomes hyperactive and attacks normal tissue. This attack results in inflammation and brings about symptoms.

Answer 9

Lupus is an autoi-mmune disease, meaning your body's immune system starts to attack your body. It's very painful and has similar and most likely worse symptoms than fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disease.

Answer 10

a debilitatng disease tat affects the pnis