Lupus Disease Differences in Men and Women

Although the majority of people with lupus are women, but did not rule out the disease can also affect men. From the statistical data collected with lupus, there are 10% of them are men. At first, the medical record is only conclude lupus disease only affects women, but after going through further development of the data is not longer a certainty because in addition to attacking women, lupus can also attack children - children. Men who develop lupus disease does not mean having feminine-hormonal, because so far the factors that cause the occurrence of lupus is not known with certainty.

However, the conclusion that can be accepted by the experts for the moment about the triggers of lupus disease is caused by genetic factors, hormonal, environmental and lifestyle of the patient. In addition, some of the following triggers are often found in most patients with lupus, among others:

• The sun (ultraviolet) directly.

• Several types of drugs - drugs that have not been consumed antibiotics or who have been consumed and the body reacts to an autoimmune response, such as tetracycline, sulfa, penicillin, etc..

• Viral or bacterial infection.

• Psychological factors, including stress conditions, stress and physical exhaustion.

• Chronic scarring, such as surgical wounds, etc..

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Lupus disease differences in men and women

Men who develop lupus disease can not be considered more severe and milder than women, because it depends on which organs are attacked by the autoimmune lupus. So that the symptoms of lupus that occurs in men and women are the same and only distinguished by which organs are affected. Information about symptoms of lupus can read previous articles written.

Thus information about lupus disease differences in men and women. May be useful