Lupus Disease is an immune disease that arises when the immune system attacks the body's own tissues for reasons that are still under research and study. It affects various places in the body, including the joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs.
Lupus symptoms may begin suddenly, or they may develop slowly and gradually, and the severity of these symptoms varies from mild to moderate or severe. These symptoms can also appear for a period of time and then disappear and reappear again. These symptoms include:
• Tired
• fever
• Weight change
• Joint pain and swelling
• Skin rash, especially on the face and cheeks
With the advancement of scientific research and the discovery of new medications, it has become possible to treat lupus effectively and achieve symptom control for many years. This means that treatment is long-term or may be a permanent treatment and includes a variety of immunosuppressive medications in addition to cortisone. The treatment aims to alleviate the severity of the symptoms, so that the effectiveness and preference of the types of medications that should be prescribed are evaluated against the risks through consultation between the doctor and the patient together to decide to replace the medications with others or adjust the doses according to the severity of the symptoms.