General Information About Discoid Erythematosus Rash

General Information About Discoid Erythematosus Rash

Lupus is a common disease now a day. It has a significant rash that is called “

Discoid Lupus Rash”. Lupus is an auto immune disease. Auto immune disease means, when the immune system of a human body becomes hyper active and affects body’s healthy cells, tissues and organs resulting in inflammation and severe damage to the body parts. In case of lupus, it affects major body parts like brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, liver and the nervous system. It also affects blood cells, blood vessels and tissues. Bone joints are very much affected by lupus too. On a side note, I found very usefull information on Discoid rash

The statistics show, nine out of ten lupus patients are teenagers and women aged in between fifteen to thirty five. Females are a lot more vulnerable to lupus than males. Four out of five teenage lupus patients are females. Females have less resistance against auto immune disease like lupus.
There are several types of lupus. Among them, systemic lupus erythematosus is the worst kind. It affects the body organs and skin severely. For children, it may become fatal. Children, who inherit this disease genetically and get affected from birth, generally do not reach their teenage age as even skin tissue damage may become fatal for them. On a side note aswell, don’t forget to view www.lupus.org for more general information on the subject!

There are several things that may cause lupus. As lupus is an auto immune disease, things that affect the immune system may trigger lupus. Reckless use of drugs, excessive use of drugs and use of different types of drugs at the same time without proper medication from a doctor may end up in causing lupus. Some people use drugs for different problems without asking a doctor. This is very bad. Drugs directly affect the immune system and may cause malfunction if used in heavy doses. The reaction of using different drugs at the same time may do the same.

Not only may the excessive use of different drugs cause lupus but also excessive exposure to the direct sunlight may cause it too. Sunlight contains ultraviolet rays. These ultraviolet rays are very harmful to human skin. If a person spends a long time under the sun with exposed skin, it increases the chances of triggering lupus. In this particular case fair people are at great risk than dark people. Dark skinned people have natural protection called melanin in their skin far more than fair skinned people. So people should be careful when they expose themselves into the sunlight if they are fair.

There are few more things which may cause lupus but the above two reasons are the main causes of lupus. Drug addiction may cause lupus and some people may inherit lupus genetically, but these are less common.
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There are some significant symptoms of lupus. Among them the most significant is the discoid lupus rash. A discoid rash is disc shaped rash. Generally people who are suffering from lupus get a butterfly like rash on their face. It looks like a butterfly is sitting on their nose bridge with stretched wings. After some time, it begins to look like a disc shape rash. A butterfly rash is only seen in the face but disc shaped rash can be seen all over the body. This discoid lupus rash is red in color or sometimes it is pink. A butterfly rash is not irritating but a discoid rash is very much itchy. These discoid rashes cause severe hair fall if these occurs in the scalp and also cause severe irritation.

Besides the discoid lupus rash, lupus may cause severe fever and headache along with joint pain. Knee joints, elbow joints and finger joints get affected by lupus. Photosensitivity is another symptom of lupus. A lupus affected person becomes very much sensitive to sunlight and bright artificial light.
Lupus is used for wolf in Latin. The disease is named “Lupus” because when the disc shaped rash heals, it heals from the inside out and leaves a bite shaped mark like wolf-bite.

There is no perfect cure for lupus. The severity can be minimized by regular exercise, avoiding direct sun exposure and by using controlled drugs. Sometime lupus heals automatically. For the distinct discoid lupus rash, many types of lotion can be used according to the doctor’s medication. For severe marks, cosmetic surgery may become a good solution.