These medications reduce inflammation. (While they are also used to prevent or treat malaria, there is no known relationship between lupus and malaria.)
Corticosteroids suppress the immune system and reduce inflammation caused by lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE).
Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE) is an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues as though they were foreign substances. Immunosuppressive medications, including cytotoxics, reduce
Medications cannot cure lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE), but they can control many symptoms and often can prevent or slow organ damage.
Lupus symptoms vary widely and can come and go, making diagnosis a difficult and lengthy process.
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