Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Systemic lupus erythematosus should pay attention to what

When a patient that is suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus, often turn pale at the mention, and my heart could not bear all of a sudden, a mood of pessimism and despair. Then the patient is most needed by doctors, family members, friends and colleagues were encouraged to give moral support. So that they can fully understand that the cause of systemic lupus erythematosus Although not yet that this disease-based radical difficulties, but in recent years, due to the development of science, awareness-raising, the progress of experimental methods, and new drugs emerging, systemic lupus Reds to early discovery, early treatment, the five-year survival rate was more than 90%, 10-year survival rate has reached 84 percent. Thus, systemic lupus erythematosus is not incurable. Patients should be thinking long-term treatment for the disease, and establish the confidence to overcome the disease, and always pay attention to the changes of the disease, regular review: Activity monthly review period, and stability can be reviewed every two or three months, then stabilized should not be less than six months each a review, according to obey doctors to review the results of the guidance. Formal treatment, the condition can be long-term remission, or even entirely the same as the normal work and life. Long-term disease remission before trial withdrawal. Acute activities in the bed rest period should be mainly, but drug has been able to fully control symptoms, should be encouraged to its activities, after appropriate under the circumstances, to participate in social activities and work, children, as far as possible to resume their education. It should be noted Laoyijiege. Low-fat diet is the best diet. Bright allergic patients should avoid direct skin exposure to sunlight, can be used Yangsan or straw hat, wear long-sleeved clothes or partial use of ammonia acid protect the skin. Patients with Raynaud's phenomenon should pay attention to warm, take appropriate vasodilator drugs Disease activity in the period should avoid pregnancy, contraceptives suitably contain only progestin or low levels of estrogen contraceptives, or other contraceptive methods, such as vaginal divide, estrogen can cause recurrence of lupus. Never fertility, in a stable condition for less than one year, without the consent of doctors should avoid pregnancy. When the long-term control or mitigate disease, can be considered marriage and childbearing. In addition to patients with the drug, we must guard against arbitrary treatment. In addition to many medicines can cause drug-induced lupus, in recent years there have been some reports lupus drug caused increased performance or lupus, such as lower blood pressure of captopril, or α, such as interferon-γ.

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