In recent days, the term systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has frequently appeared in hot searches on the Internet.
Many people are curious, what kind of disease is this?
I'm going to tell you more about it today.
Systemic lupus erythematosus in our country.
It has the second highest prevalence in the world.
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an unidentified chronic, multisystemic, inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by multi-system organ damage. It is not contagious and is not transmitted through contact, blood, droplets, etc.
According to the latest statistics, the number of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in China has exceeded 1 million, and the prevalence rate ranks second in the world. Compared with the European and American populations, the age of onset in China is earlier, the incidence rate is higher, and the disease is more severe.
Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Especially "favoritism" for women.
Systemic lupus erythematosus is more common in women of childbearing age, with sex ratios as high as 9 to 1 (females and males) and a high risk of disease during pregnancy**.
The clinical symptoms are highly heterogeneous, with not only patients having different symptoms, but also the same patient may have different symptoms at different stages of the course of the disease.
Common symptoms include: butterfly erythema, discoid erythema, fever, tiredness, joint pain, light sensitivity, etc., and even low platelets, pleural effusion, nephritis, vasculitis, pericarditis, myositis, mental abnormalities, etc.
Systemic lupus erythematosus.
It's not a terminal illness.
It is important to note that systemic lupus erythematosus is not a terminal disease. Although it is not yet possible, with the continuous deepening of disease understanding and the continuous improvement of diagnosis and treatment level, most patients can effectively control their condition and return to normal life after early diagnosis and treatment.
For systemic lupus erythematosus, drugs are currently the mainstay. The specific ** plan needs to be individualized according to the severity of the patient's symptoms, whether the organs are damaged, and the degree of impact on daily life.
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
It is possible to get pregnant and have children.
It is clear that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have not lost their fertility and can conceive and have children.
However, because patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are prone to develop or worsen during pregnancy** or exacerbation, and the risk of embryo termination, preterm birth, and miscarriage after pregnancy is higher than that of ordinary people, pregnancy and childbirth in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus need to be carried out under the guidance of rheumatologists and reproductive surgeons. After a systematic evaluation by a doctor, the condition is considered stable before pregnancy can be considered.
In addition, studies have shown that the use of assisted reproductive technology to help conceive can effectively increase the pregnancy success rate for patients with subfertile systemic lupus erythematosus.