December 19th, 2009 by Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Lupus is a complex autoimmune disease that generates a wide variety of symptoms. The symptoms produced by lupus may range from mild to severe and generally occur in flares, unpredictably aggravating or ameliorating over time. Some of the common symptoms of lupus are: pronounced fatigue, pain and swelling of the joints, skin rashes and fever. [...]
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November 16th, 2009 by Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Autoimmune Disease Symptoms : Lupus represents a real menace for the life of the affected persons. It has chronic and autoimmune character. The body’s healthy cells and the very genetic material are under attack because of the malfunction of the immune system. The consequences are severe and so are the damages produced on the [...]
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November 1st, 2009 by Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Autoimmune Disease Symptoms : Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that often affects many of the body’s organs. An autoimmune disease, it occurs when the immune mechanism forms antibodies that attack the body’s own tissues. The majority of experts believe that lupus is caused by a virus that has yet to be identified. According [...]
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October 30th, 2009 by Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Autoimmune Disease Symptoms : Lupus is an autoimmune disease characterized by acute and chronic inflammation of body tissues. Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system attacks it own body tissues. When you have this disease, you produce abnormal antibodies that target tissues within your own body rather than foreign infectious agents. This disease can [...]
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October 26th, 2009 by Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Autoimmune Disease Symptoms : Lupus generates a wide variety of symptoms and people with the disease from their experience at different intensities. Lupus involves abnormal activity of the immune system. The malfunctioning of the immune system produces antibodies that turn against the body healthy cells and tissues (antinuclear antibodies). Some of the antibodies produced [...]
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October 24th, 2009 by Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Autoimmune Disease Symptoms : Lupus is a complex autoimmune disease that generates a wide variety of symptoms. The symptoms produced by lupus may range from mild to severe and generally occur in flares, unpredictably aggravating or ameliorating over time. Some of the common symptoms of lupus are: pronounced fatigue, pain and swelling of the [...]
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October 14th, 2009 by Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Autoimmune Disease Symptoms :
Lupus is a disorder of the immune system. It can affect people between the ages of 15-45 years of age. Lupus can develop later on in life as well. Lupus which is known as autoimmune disease turns your immune system against the body parts that it is designed [...]
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October 3rd, 2009 by Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body, including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood, kidneys and brain. Normally the body’s immune system makes proteins called antibodies, to protect the body against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called antigens.
If you have lupus, your immune system [...]
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October 2nd, 2009 by Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
There are two main forms of this autoimmune disease – Systemic lupus erythematosus and Discoid lupus erythematosus.Systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common and debilitating form which can cause inflammation of the joints, tendons, connective tissue and major organs such as the kidneys and heart. However, the most obvious symptom is a butterfly-shaped rash [...]
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October 1st, 2009 by Autoimmune Disease Symptoms
Systemic lupus erythematosus, also commonly referred to as lupus or SLE, is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease. Lupus can affect the joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, heart, nervous system and other organs of the body. It is not uncommon for symptoms associated with lupus to resemble symptoms associated with other types of arthritis and rheumatic disease, [...]
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