1. Sarra Abdurrezag Esharik Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

2. Defining Lupus It is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system creates antibodies to attack healthy body tissues & organs. Which causes inflammation & therefore damage.

3. 3 Origin of The Name Lupus = Wolf in Latin. Erythematosus= Redness. Systemic= Affect Almost all body systems.

4. Causes & Risk Factors Causes & Risk Factors Diverse Or Unknown Causes Causes/ Triggers: -Trauma -Prolonged course of medication -Puberty -After childbirth -Exposure to sunlight -During menopause Risk Factors: - Age. -Gender. - Genetics. - Environmental factors. 44

5. 5 Symptoms Symptoms -Raynaud's phenomenon -Fatigue and fever -Joint pain, stiffness and swelling -Butterfly-shaped rash -Chest pain -Dry eyes -photosensitivity -other…

6. Complications- Risks Complications- Risks  - Brain and central nervous system.  - Kidneys.  - Lungs.  - Heart.  - Blood and blood vessels.  -Skin.

7. 7 The Great Imitator  - Most misunderstood, misdiagnosed disease in the history of medicine.  -Wide range of symptoms.

8. Diagnostic tests -Erythrocyte sedimentation rate. -Complete blood count. -Kidney and liver assessment. -Urinalysis. -Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test. 8

9. Treatments - Immunosuppressants. - Corticosteroids. - - Antimalarial drugs.  - Nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).   - MONEY! 9

10. 10 An expensive disease!

11. 11 Less Mortality Rates

12. 12 Bibliography  -http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lupus/basics/coping-support/con-20019676 -http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lupus/basics/coping-support/con-2001967  -http://www.webmd.com/lupus/systemic-lupus-erythematosus?page=4www.webmd.com/lupus/systemic-lupus-erythematosus?page=4  -https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000435.htmwww.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000435.htm  - http://conditions.healthgrove.com/l/988/Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosushttp://conditions.healthgrove.com/l/988/Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus  - http://www.everydayhealth.com/lupus/lupus-and-gender.aspxhttp://www.everydayhealth.com/lupus/lupus-and-gender.aspx

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