Lupus - is a series of skin diseases. Named it so because of the rash resembling a wolf bite. But lupus red has no relationship to animals and their livelihoods. It is based on a failure of human immune system. Because the disease systemic lupus erythematous belongs to the category of autoimmune. Under the influence of many factors in the blood appear autoantibodies to their own tissues and even DNA inside cells. Lupus affects not only the skin but internal organs, central nervous system, joints and serous membranes.

There are two types of lupus:

discoid lupus erythematous - takes less sharply, mainly affecting the skin;

systemic lupus erythematous - characterized by global flows and captures the many organ systems. It affects the liver (causing hepatitis), heart (endocarditis), joints (arthritis and arthritis), kidneys (nephritis), the nervous system.

One can understand that the symptoms of lupus may vary and depend on the type and aggressiveness.
Separately allocated lupus ordinary. Usually it is associated with tuberculosis lesions. Depending on the manifestations of lupus is classification that is more extensive. It can be deep or shallow, proceed in a rash or growths to form on the skin, fever, and even the refusal of some officials. There is a lupus drug, caused by taking drugs to treat heart failure.

Many people believe that lupus is contagious, seeing the abundant changes in the skin, resembling the action of infection. In fact, autoimmune diseases develop from within and cannot be transferred to another person. Is that a tendency for them is hereditary.
 
What are the main signs of lupus?
 
Lupus recalls all possible diseases, because it is very difficult to understand at once that it is a disease of systemic lupus erythematous.

Lupus: Symptoms

The most striking of its features include: a red rash on the face in the form of bands or regions on the nose and cheeks, sore and swollen joints, fever without cause, the increase in the glands, pain when breathing, persistent fatigue, hair loss, pale or blue in the fingers, irritation of the skin in the sun, and depression.

Distinguish symptoms lupus erythematous: appearance of erythema (rash), and scales on the face, ears, hands, around the lips, shoulders and back. Symptoms of systemic lupus erythematous include: general weakness, fatigue, chills and fever, red spots and blisters on the skin, hemorrhage and edema, and signs of other organs (dyspnea, pain, pain in the right upper quadrant, jaundice, impaired joint mobility and t n).

Tuberculosis of the skin (tuberculosis lupus) is accompanied by the appearance of large foci of inflammation in the skin (lupus). They cause atrophy spread all over the face or mucous membranes. Perini lupus is characterized by the appearance of purple spots with yellow highlights.