How much do you know about the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus?

As we all know, systemic lupus erythematosus is a serious disease, which has serious damage to many systems of healthy organizations, so patients should receive treatment as soon as possible under the guidance of appropriate methods. At present, the commonly used clinical treatment methods include psychotherapy, drug treatment, prevention and treatment of infection.

How is systemic lupus erythematosus treated? Common treatment methods are as follows.

General treatment. For all patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, general treatment is essential, including avoiding sunlight or ultraviolet radiation, psychological and spiritual support treatment, proper physical exercise, prevention and treatment of infection or other complications.

Drug therapy.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can help patients to relieve complications such as low fever, rash, joint symptoms, pericarditis and pleurisy, but they should be used with caution in patients with hematological diseases.

Antimalarial drugs: Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine are commonly used, which are suitable for patients with mild pleurisy and pericarditis, mild anemia, rash, low fever, arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome and low white blood cell count. Patients with eye infections should be cautious. If patients need long-term use, they should pay attention to reducing the dose of hormones, because hormones can alleviate and maintain diseases.

Glucocorticoid. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus should choose different dosage forms and doses of glucocorticoid according to their own conditions. There are also many adverse reactions of glucocorticoid. During the use of glucocorticoids, we must pay attention to strictly follow the doctor's advice and do relevant examinations regularly.

Immunosuppressant.

Cyclophosphamide: The main treatment categories include systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with central nervous system vasculitis, nephritis, pulmonary hemorrhage and autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

Azathioprine: It can be used orally to treat skin lesions, arthritis, autoimmune hepatitis and nephritis caused by systemic lupus erythematosus.

Methotrexate: It can be administered intravenously or orally, and is used to treat serous inflammation, arthritis and fever caused by systemic lupus erythematosus.

Cyclosporine A: If patients are ineffective with other drugs, they can be treated with this drug.

In addition to the above methods, patients with severe systemic lupus erythematosus can also be treated with serosal dialysis and high-dose immunoglobulin shock. What patients and friends need to pay attention to is that we must choose a regular professional hospital for examination and treatment in order to ensure the most satisfactory treatment effect as soon as possible.