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At times, lupus may go into remission and at other times there will be periods of inflammation called flare-ups. Other forms of lupus, which mainly cause rashes and sensitivity to sunlight, are discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and subacute cutaneous lupus (SCLE). Even if a patient is diagnosed with one of these milder forms of lupus, 10% will develop the more serious SLE.

Who Gets Lupus?
Anyone can contract lupus but women are ten times more likely to get lupus than men and of these women, most will be between the ages of 15 and 45.

How many people are diagnosed with lupus?
Between 1,400,000 and 2 million people reported that they had been diagnosed with lupus according to an LFA market research study (Bruskin, Goldring Research, 1994). Lupus strikes more people than cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and AIDS combined.

What Causes Lupus?
Lupus is caused by a malfunction of the immune system. Normally, the immune system protects the body from the invasion of viruses and bacteria by targeting and attacking them. In lupus, the immune system creates auto-antibodies which target and attack healthy tissue causing pain and inflammation.

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Scientists don't know what causes this immune system malfunction, but they think it may be due to a combination of several things such as heredity, environmental factors and hormones.

What are the Symptoms of Lupus?
The most frequent complaint is fatigue which causes a disruption in normal functioning. Other symptoms include skin rashes, particularly a butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks and nose, joint pain, swelling, hair loss, sensitivity to sunlight, chest pain, anemia, psychological disturbances, and purple-colored fingers when exposed to cold. Lupus may cause mild to very severe symptoms, depending on the individual. Everyone with lupus is different.

Is There a Cure for Lupus?
Currently, there is no cure for this chronic disease, however, there are several treatments available.

How is Lupus Treated?
Lupus treatment focuses on reducing symptoms and causing the disease to go into remission for as long as possible by suppressing flare-ups (periods of inflammation). Each patient's doctor creates a different treatment plan for each individual patient depending on severity of symptoms and what symptoms are present.

Certain lifestyle changes such as rest, a proper diet, exercise, avoiding smoking, and staying out of the sun can help suppress or reduce the symptoms of lupus. Both over the counter and prescription medications are available to help treat the disease as well.

Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDS treat the inflammation and pain but do not slow the progress of the disease. Diseases modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS) work by slowing down the progress of lupus but take several months to take effect. Sometimes corticosteroids which control inflammation are used in the lowest dose possible to avoid harmful side-effects. The most common corticosteroids are prednisolone (Deltasone) and prednisone (Orasone).

The chronic type of cutaneous lupus erythematosus is the most common type of cutaneous lupus erythematosus and causes red, scaly, coin-shaped lesions on the body (discoid lesions) which occur mainly on cheeks and nose but can occur on the upper back, neck, backs of hands, lips or scalp. The lesions often leave permanent scars and may cause permanent hair loss if the lesions occur on the scalp they also cause ulcers and scaling if they occur on the lips.

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