紅斑狼瘡與類風濕關節痰的分別及治療方法

其實兩者都是因為自身免疫系統出問題而形成的，簡單地說，就是自己的免疫細胞攻擊自己的好細胞，即自己友打自己友，而非打外來的細菌而引致的。
紅斑狼瘡：自身免疫細胞攻撃全身，主要集中在skin，因此skin上會有一撻撻的紅印。
類風濕關節炎：自身免疫細胞主要攻撃關節，因此關節會受損及疼痛，甚至變形。
兩者的發病原因未確定，應該主要由於免疫系統降低，加上突如其來的壓力而引致。
若以西醫的治療方法來說，一般都以類固醇為主，這是一種藥效強，同時副作用亦非常大。
我建議若你或你的朋友有此症，最好先看醫生，服藥以控制病情。同時調整生活習慣和減輕壓力，另外可輔以營養補充品如*魚油及蘆薈汁等，可提高自身免疫力之餘，但不會有副作用。
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紅斑狼瘡(Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, SLE) and 類風濕(rheumatoid arthritis, RA) are both autoimmune conditions in which your own immune system fights against your body.
The main difference is the extent of involvement, and there are strict clinical criteria to diagnose SLE or RA.
SLE can manifest as:
Ulcers in mouth, joint pain, loss of hair, skin rash, anemia (low red cell level), chest pain due to inflammation of the pleura or abdominal pain, kidney failure.
RA mainly manifest with joint pain, typically in hand joints and toe joints. Some patients also suffer from involvement of other systems including the kidneys, lungs and blood problems, but these are rarer in RA than in SLE.
Treatment of SLE is mainly with steroid and immune-modulating agents such as hydroxychloroquine.
For RA most patients can be controlled with NSAID alone (such as ibuprofen or diclofenac), some may require the use of steroid or immune-modulating agents such as methotrexate.

The outlook for RA is better than SLE.
SLE tend to be more difficult to be controlled. Acute attacks can be controlled with medication but return of SLE in previously treated patients is common.
RA tend to run a longer but slower deterioration.