On December 11, news broke that actress Zhou Haimei, who was known as the most beautiful Zhou Zhiruo, passed away suddenly, at first, netizens couldn't believe it was true, thinking it was just a spoof rumor.
On December 12, the studio officially announced the death of Zhou Haimei, which caused shock on the whole network and was unacceptable, after all, she was only 57 years old and had just celebrated her birthday a few days ago.
Because the official did not announce the cause of Zhou Haimei's death, and she has been suffering from lupus erythematosus for more than 20 years, and she once didn't want to have children because of this disease, many ** and netizens believe that the culprit is lupus erythematosus, and they have popularized relevant knowledge.
However, the other name of lupus erythematosus is "immortal cancer", which shows that the fatality rate of this disease is not high, and Zhou Haimei is so young, and she has never heard of any serious conditions from her, so how can she just leave?
Today, we try to analyze some clues from the clinical cause of death of lupus erythematosus, as well as the suspected medical records on the Internet, the real cause of death of Zhou Haimei.
Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that is clinically divided into localized discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic systemic lupus erythematosus. The former is clinically rare and mild. The incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus is high, with an incidence rate of up to 8 per 10,000 in the population, which can invade the whole body** and multiple organs, and the incidence is more common in young and middle-aged women.
Nearly 80% of lupus patients can have ** lesions, the most characteristic are butterfly erythema, discoid erythema, periungual erythema, etc. About 10% of lupus patients have chilblain-like rash as the first symptom, although the site of occurrence and rash shape are very similar to chilblains, but it has the characteristics of prolonged healing, itching is not obvious, and the temperature does not rise well, and it can often be accompanied by local manifestations such as light sensitivity and Raynaud's phenomenon (intermittent finger skin color change, etc.).
Joint and muscle pain is also one of the common early symptoms of lupus erythematosus.
Lupus can also affect the kidneys, heart, lungs, central nervous system and other vital organs, patients will have foamy urine, chest pain, headache and other manifestations of kidney, heart, nervous system involvement, digestive tract, lacrimal glands, salivary glands, eyes can also be involved, causing related symptoms.
The reason why systemic lupus erythematosus is often called "immortal cancer" is that it is the same as chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, etc., which are not **, but not a terminal disease, most patients need to take drugs for a long time to reduce symptoms, but there is no great impact on work, Xi, life, and can enjoy life.
Because systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that affects multiple systems and organs, its causes of death are also diverse.
The kidneys are the main organ of lupus erythematosus. Renal involvement ranged from 35% to 75% of confirmed patients, and kidney biopsy showed some degree of renal impairment. However, deaths due to kidney failure account for only 833%。
The rate of hematologic involvement is second only to that of the kidneys, and the main manifestations are a decrease in red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, causing anemia, bleeding, and infection. Patients also reduce their own immunity due to long-term use of hormones and cytotoxic drugs to reduce their immune response, making them more prone to infection. The infection mainly affects the lungs, peritoneum, intracranial, liver, and heart, and the number of deaths due to sepsis is 625%, and 25% of deaths from lung infection, which is the leading cause of death from infection. Once a patient is infected, the first organ to bear the brunt is the lungs, especially in the later stage of fungal infection, which is an important fatal factor. Peritonitis often occurs during peritoneal dialysis.
In addition to organ damage, it is also related to glucocorticoids**, dialysis**, renal failure, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and other factors, which jointly aggravate the development of arteriosclerosis. The risk of death due to myocardial infarction due to coronary arteritis or arteriosclerosis is 10 times higher than that of normal people of the same age.
Lupus affects the brain and manifests as psychiatric abnormalities, epileptiform seizures, spasms of the limbs and cranial nerves, paralysis, and coma. Patients with lupus pneumonia are prone to respiratory distress syndrome and are also prone to infection, which is an important cause of life-threatening. Lupus cardiac damage, large pericardial and pleural effusions, pulmonary and gastrointestinal bleeding, and hepatitis B are all important factors in death.
In addition, cyclophosphamide is an important drug for lupus erythematosus in addition to hormones, and is commonly used in clinical practice. However, cyclophosphamide such as bone marrow suppression, granulocyte, thrombocytopenia, and liver damage are all important causes of incurable infection, and drug suppression of immune function and infection also lead to increased mortality.
Since the news of Zhou Haimei's death was released, many ** have speculated that she died of organ damage or massive hemorrhage and intracranial hemorrhage from lupus erythematosus, because Zhou Haimei once revealed that she was often dizzy due to low platelets when she was young, and she didn't dare to have children because she was worried about hemorrhage when she grew up.
However, from the above most common causes of death in lupus, it can be seen that death due to organ failure is not the most common cause of death in lupus erythematosus, and organ failure is a chronic process, not sudden death.
According to a medical record leaked on the Internet: Zhou Haimei was admitted to the emergency department at around 11 o'clock on December 11, lost consciousness when she was admitted, her heart stopped beating for 1 hour, her whole body was stiff and cold on physical examination, corpse spots were visible, her pupils were dilated, her light reflex disappeared, and her breathing stopped. He said he was probably dead before admission, but there was no sign of hemorrhage.
According to the colleague who sent her to the hospital, she had a cough and wheezing one week before she was admitted to the hospital, and she needed to receive oxygen at home, and she had severe wheezing the night before she was admitted to the hospital.
It can be speculated that Zhou Haimei has suffered from systemic lupus erythematosus since she was a child, and she must take hormones and cytotoxic drugs for a long time to control her condition, her immunity is low and she is easily infected, coupled with the recent Beijing respiratory disease pandemic, which led to her respiratory system infection and even lung infection, coughing, wheezing, and even respiratory distress syndrome such as dyspnea and hypoxia.
If Zhou Haimei was accompanied and cared for at that time, she could be sent to the hospital for treatment in time, and it was very likely that her life would be saved. It's a pity that there is no if in reality, it's a pity that Zhou Haimei has a bad life, I hope Zhou Haimei will go all the way, and there will be no pain in heaven!