what does it means lupus?

Question

people said that is a kind of sickness in your face like acne i believe

Answer 1

wiseone is right. All other are talking about lupus erythematosis which is an autoimmune disease, lupus vulgaris is bacterial infection tuberculosis of skin. both can effect face but none has sign and symptoms like acne .

Answer 2

lupus is much more than that. It is a disease that falls into the group of ¨inmune-mediated diseases¨. Basically is a disorder that makes the inmune system attack it´s own body. Antibodies are produced that go against the DNA of the body cells and the form together inmunecomplexes that are recognized by the sepcific defense cells( limphocites, macrofages). This genrates an immune response that can affect a part of the body, for example the skin( this is called¨discoid¨ eritematous lupus), or a number of organs( sistemic eritematous lupus), like the skin, liver, kidneys, brain, nerves, lungs, heart, bone marrow, platelets, causing generalized inflamation, skin lesions( hence the name eritematous, red), organ failure, bleeding, and often multiple disfunction and death. The condition is often cronic and progressive, but it can be medically controled in most patients, mostly using inmunosupressing agents, such as ciclofosfamide, drug used also in antineoplasic chemotherapy protocols. The curse of the disease can be mild to severe, depending on the lesions and organ or system involvement.

Answer 3

There is a facial rash identified with lupus...the skin appears red and it is usually across the cheeks and forehead, like a butterfly. There are many other symptoms associated with lupus. It is not contagious. It is a disorder of the immune system and can affect any of the major organ systems of the body. The Lupus Foundation has information about this disease and its effects.

Answer 4

"Lupus is an autoimmune disorder, a disease in which the body's immune system turns against the body itself. In a healthy person, the immune system defends against invading organisms but does not, in general, attack the body's own tissues. The cause of lupus is unknown. However, it is known that lupus has a genetic component, which means a predisposition to lupus can be inherited. Approximately 10% of lupus patients have one or more direct relatives with lupus."

Answer 5

High levels of c-reactive protein imply excessive phases of inflammation. That is common in lupus... But in addition in, for instance, Graves' disease. Or rheumatoid arthritis. Or sarcoidosis. It's now not sufficient to diagnose lupus, however would mean that lupus is more likely.

Answer 6

Lupus is a autoimmune disorder with a wide variety of symptoms. Some patients have kidney problems. It was called "lupus" because some patients get a red rash on their face that was said to resemble a wolf.

Answer 7

High phases of c-reactive protein imply prime phases of infection. that is usual in lupus... but in addition in, for instance, Graves' ailment. Or rheumatoid arthritis. Or sarcoidosis. It's now not sufficient to diagnose lupus, however might imply that lupus is much more likely.

Answer 8

lupus is LATIN word means any chronic, progressive,usually ulcerate , skin disease. in current usage when the word is used alone, it has no precise meaning.
1- l.erythematosus, cutaneous & l.erythematosus, systemic are chronic inflammatory diseases .
2-l. vulgaris is Tuberculosis of skin.
3l.pernio is sarcoidosis; Boeck"s sarcoid.
ONLY IN DISCOID LUPUS (DLE) malar area of face involved lesion are patches not like acne.these may like rosacea
Lupus erythematosis is a autoimmune disorder it may be localized or it may be systemic, when it is limited to skin known as DLE(discoid lupus erythematosis), DLE further may be localized or generalised.
Systemic can effect any organ, connective tissue of body.
But Lupus valgaris is a BACTERIAL infection of skin( Skin T.B.) same bactria
SO WORD LUPUS DOES NOT STAND FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER ONLY.
if any body really intrested let me know it very importent and wide chapter in derma.
What has been written by NurseOhio is all about SLE , while
question is much more concerned about DLE. I think so .

Answer 9

It is a connective tissue disease related to arthritis. There are different levels of severity and it can be very debilitating. One of the symptoms that people can have is a butterfly shaped rash over their face. Women are much more likely to have it than men.

Answer 10

here is a link: http://www.lupus.org/education/overview.html

it is a disorder of the immune system. One of the symptoms can be a rash on the face that might look like acne.