Lupus is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system
fails to distinguish between the body's tissues and foreign invaders. Because of this
the immune stem starts attacking otherwise healthy parts of the body itself leading to
inflammation.
Lupus is in no way related to AIDS, and it is
no contagious.
It is nine times more common in women than
men, but men can develop the disorder.
There are three
kinds of lupus - systemic, discoid and subacute cutaneous. Systemic is the most common
and it targets any bodily tissue. Discoid and subacute cutaneous are less common, and
they typically cause rashes to appear on the face, scalp, ears, arms or chest (discoid),
or on the arms and upper body (subacute cutaneous).
Lupus
is treated with medication.
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