Your immune system protects you from any kind of harmful infection. When this attacks healthy tissues, joints, blood, skin and other body parts like kidney, heart and lungs. Then this medical condition is called lupus. It is a long-term condition in which patients experience tiredness, skin rashes and joint pain. Its treatment helps in reducing inflammation and damage by protecting organs. It is a quite severe medical condition. There are many people looking to treat this autoimmune disorder which is also called systemic lupus erythematosus.

Symptoms of Lupus

You can experience its signs throughout the body and its organs. Severity of the symptoms may vary from person to person. Its most common symptoms are given below:-

Rashes or butterfly rash is common across to your face
Hair loss
Soreness in the mouth
Headache
High body temperature
Confusion
Blood clots
Swollen glands
Pain in the chest, muscle and joint while taking a deep breathe
Seizures
Osteoporosis
Swollen ankles
Mental health condition
Anemia

Causes of Lupus Erythematosus

The exact reason what cause lupus is not known yet but according to some study, it can be caused due to the following factors:-

Environmental factors when you get exposed to pollution and sunlight.
Medical history of the autoimmune disease
Smoking
Stress level
Genetic changes
Sunlight
Due to reaction of hormones like estrogen may cause lupus

Procedure of Lupus Erythematosus Treatment

It is done in the following way:-

Goal of the Treatment

Prevent and stop flares
Slow down the organ damage
Improve your quality life
Manage symptoms
Maintain the lowest level of disease activity.

Diagnosis

Your doctor will run some diagnostic tests and these are given below:-

Skin or kidney tissue is removed for a biopsy to view damage.
Antibodies are formed when the body fights against infection then it is checked by doing an antinuclear antibody test.
Urine test to check signs of infection.
To check low blood counts, infection and blood related problems like anemia.

Procedure

Treatment of Lupus includes the following ways:-

a) Medications

There are some medicines which help to manage its symptoms. Sometimes these drugs are used in a combined form to reduce Lupus’ symptoms. These include:-

Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs – It is a pain-relieving medicine which will also reduce inflammation. It includes chemotherapy and antimalarial drugs.
Corticosteroids – This medicine reduces inflammation to the parts of the body. It can be taken through mouth or injection, this will help in getting relief from its symptoms.
Immunosuppressant – These are biological medicines which help to relax your body’s immune system. It also prevents tissues by getting damaged and inflamed.
Hydroxychloroquine – It is an antirheumatic medicine which will help in managing pain.

3) Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

There are some ways to reduce and manage symptoms of Lupus:-

Engage in physical activity
Maintain a healthy weight
Avoid smoke
Check for the infection
Eat healthy diet for your heart
Avoid getting exposure to the sunlight and wear full sleeves clothes.

Risk Factors

It can cause complications to anyone, but the risk gets increased for some groups of people. These are mentioned below:-

Hispanic
Pacific islanders
Black
Asian
Women of age group between 15 and 44 years
First Nations people

Cost of Lupus Erythematosus in India

According to some research, it is shown that approx., 5 million individuals are experiencing this throughout the world. It may cost you around INR 1,75,000 to INR 2,65,000. This is just an estimated value to get the final cost. You should visit the hospital and this can vary from city to city or hospital to hospital.