Sarcoidosis Lupus

Sarcoidosis lupus

        Systemic erythematosus lupus (LES) is a complex disease involving multiple organs (joints, muscles, skin, kidney ...). Its origin is still poorly understood but it is clear that auto-immune mechanisms are the main trigger.

Sarcoidosis lupus Epidemiology:

        The LES is a disease called "systemic" and it involves multiple systems of the body (joints, skin, cardiac, neurological ...). We discovered about 10 new cases per 100 000 inhabitants each year, which means that it is a relatively rare disease but the most common a systemic one.

Sarcoidosis lupus clinical symptoms:

        The most patients with SLE are found by the presence of symptoms (fever, marked fatigue, weight loss) and joint pain,sometimes muscle pain. Finally, skin lesions are quite characteristic in the acute phase: a redness in the form of butterfly wings in the face (malar rash) that imply a wolf (hence the name of the disease, from the Latin, lupus ). The redness (erythema) is often triggered by exposure to sunlight. There are also ulcers in the mouth.

        Over time, many organs may be irreversibly affected by the disease: inflammation of the heart and lung, kidney problems (lupus nephritis), but also neurological abnormalities (decreased alertness, seizures) and chronic lesions of the skin ( discoid rash) can be observed. Note that the symptoms of the disease vary widely from one patient to another, some being achieved only in the skin (Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus), while others have injuries to multiple systems. The prognosis depends obviously on the extent of the infringement.

Sarcoidosis lupus pictures

Sarcoidosis lupus treatment:

        Because of the involvement of many organs, a patient with LES will be supported by a multidisciplinary team usually involving joints (rheumatologists) and kidney (nephrologist) specialists , but also neurologists and dermatologists.In terms of drugs, use a treatment that aims to reduce the skin signs (retinoids, corticosteroids), but also control the damage of kidney and nervous system in particular. The use of immunosuppressants (azathioprine) or cortisone is not unusual in extended forms.