On the evening of December 12, 2023, Zhou Haimei's studio issued a statement, announcing that Zhou Haimei passed away yesterday due to ineffective medical treatment.
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According to public information, Zhou Haimei was born on December 6, 1966 in Hong Kong, China. Zhou Haimei debuted in the first artist training class of TVB in 1985 and participated in her first TV series "Yang Jiajiang". In 1989, he became well-known to the audience for the role of Zhou Zhiruo in the TV series "Heaven and Dragon Slayer".
Zhou Haimei's former friend Tian Qiwen once said that Zhou Haimei was plagued by "lupus erythematosus" before her death, and her "immune function was not ideal".
The "beauty disease" that prefers young and middle-aged women
Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune inflammatory connective tissue disease involving multiple organs that occurs in young women. A large number of studies have confirmed that estrogen plays an important role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus, and young and middle-aged women of childbearing age have much higher estrogen levels in their bodies than the general population, so they are more likely to be affected by the disease. Epidemiological data also show that lupus erythematosus is more common in young and middle-aged women, and the incidence in women of childbearing age is 9 to 13 times higher than that of men of the same age (the prevalence in prepubertal and postmenopausal women is low, only slightly higher than that of men), so the disease also has the nickname "beauty disease".
And Zhou Haimei's experience also confirms this. It is reported that Zhou Haimei was discovered and debuted after losing the Miss Hong Kong contest in 1985, studied TVB's first artist training class, and then signed a contract to become an artist. In the same year, he was given the opportunity to star in the Taiwanese drama "Yang Jiajiang", and then successively filmed many works such as "Intolerable Love", "Smiling Proud in Tomorrow" and "No Regrets in This Life", and starred in "Heaven and Dragon Slayer" in 1994, where the role of Zhou Zhiruo is well-known to mainland audiences. Until 1988, during the filming of "Across the Seas", 22-year-old Zhou Haimei developed symptoms of lupus erythematosus and stopped filming to rest.
It is important to note that so far, there is still no single conclusion in the scientific community about the cause of lupus erythematosus. Part of the current research shows thatLupus erythematosus has a certain familial cluster, and the use of some drugs, ultraviolet radiation, infection, and even overwork may increase the risk of lupus erythematosus.
A lifetime of trouble
As an autoimmune disease, lupus erythematosus can affect multiple human systems and organs including **, joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, nervous system, etc. Among them, patients will have the production of a variety of autoantibodies, which can cause systemic damage through the formation of immune complexes, among other ways. Among them,The most characteristic symptom is the appearance of butterfly erythema on the cheeks, which is why the disease gets its name。In addition to this, symptoms that are easily noticed by patients at the time of the attack may include malaise, joint pain, nausea, diarrhea, and some eye inflammation. In severe cases, complications such as renal failure, central nervous system involvement, and even life-threatening may occur.
And what bothers patients the most is thatModern medicine does not have a best solution for lupus erythematosus. The clinical course of systemic lupus erythematosus can range from mild to severe, with typical alternating periods of lessening and **.
In addition to Zhou Haimei, who was plagued by lupus erythematosus, American actress and singer Selena Gomez also publicly announced that she had systemic lupus erythematosus in 2015, and it is reported that Selena Gomez's lupus erythematosus caused her to have severe kidney disease and underwent a kidney transplant in 2017. In addition, the "king of pop" Michael Jackson's life has also been plagued by lupus erythematosus for a long time. Michael Jackson was diagnosed with lupus erythematosus in 1986 and died in 2009.
Standardization**, in order to "still beautiful".
However, despite the fact that lupus erythematosus has earned it the title of "immortal cancer" because of its intractability, it is not operationally helpless in the face of it. In fact, in recent years, with the continuous improvement of the method, the majority of patients can achieve effective management of lupus erythematosus by following the norms.
There are four types of lupus erythematosus: discoid lupus erythematosus, systemic lupus erythematosus, subacute ** lupus erythematosus, and deep lupus erythematosus. With the progress of the first program, the 5-year survival rate of patients with the most severe systemic lupus erythematosus increased from 50% to 60% in the 50s of the 20th century to more than 90% in the 90s, and gradually stabilized in 2008 and 2016. Systemic lupus erythematosus has changed from an acute and highly fatal disease to a chronic, controllable disease, which is inseparable from the increased awareness and attention of clinicians and patients to systemic lupus erythematosus.
Erythema, which is a typical symptom, is often accompanied by the patient's conditionIf the patient takes timely and standardized medication under the guidance of a rheumatologist, actively controls the condition of lupus, and assists in the use of some topical drugs under the guidance of a first-class physician, most of the skin lesions can resolve. In addition,Patients with lupus erythematosus may also experience bruising due to changes in vascular function and abnormal blood clottingThis is also related to the primary disease of lupus erythematosus, which can also be improved after the disease is controlled. Persistence**, even if you are unfortunate enough to suffer from the disease, you can have a "beautiful life".
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Author: XVI.
Edit: Banxia.
Reviewer: Qing Yang.
Cover**: Film and television screenshots.