Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Reproductive Risks and Choices by Myat San Yi in Open Access Journal of Reproductive System and Sexual Disorders (OAJRSD) in Lupinepublishers
In ancient times, lupus means a
disease that eats away, bites and destroys the skin and various organs. The
Lupus Foundation of America estimates that 1.5 million Americans, and at least
five million people worldwide, have a form of lupus. [1] There are four types
of lupus accepted and they are Systemic lupus, cutaneous lupus, drug-induced
lupus (mainly by drugs like hydralazine, Isoniazid.) and neonatal lupus.
Systemic lupus accounts for approximately 70 percent of all cases of lupus [2].
It is a well-known autoimmune disease. It occurs predominantly in females in a
varied ratio of 5 to10:1 according to previous studies. The course of the
disease is a chronic, relapsing and remitting in nature.
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