Having an autoimmune disease means that a person’s immune system is attacking their body instead of protecting it. Aside from the autoimmune disease they may have, they’re also at a higher risk of developing other serious health complications. According to prevention.com, there are five serious complications that can arise…
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are twice as likely to suffer a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) as people without this form of lupus, according to researchers at Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine. Their study, “Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism Among Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Discharges,” appeared in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.
Lupus is a very complex disease that affect any part of the body, including the lungs. There are many different lung diseases that vary in severity, but one thing is certain: the number of women developing and dying from lung diseases is rapidly rising in the U.S. With early diagnosis comes early treatment which can help prevent…
Having an autoimmune disease means that a person’s immune system is attacking their body instead of protecting it. Aside from the autoimmune disease they may have, they’re also at a higher risk of developing other serious health complications. According to prevention.com, here are five serious complications that can arise…