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What causes arthritis? also, in any way is it related to lupus? |
my mother might have lupus or arthritis, i dunno, she wants to know what causes these things and any other important information on it. I was diagnosed with a type of spondyloarthropathy a few years ago. Still not entirely sure what the formal diagnosis is, but I just know I have it.. lol I know that my type of arthritis is hereditary. I think some types are caused by wear and tear to joints (years of jogging, weightlifting, repetitive activites...), and these can happen to anyone. But for others, it's hard-wired into their DNA. 90-95% of the people who have my kind of arthritis (see the first line, because I'm not typing it again) are HLA-B27 positive, just as I am. No, its not a venereal disease. Human Leukocyte Antigen B27. It's a tissue type that overreacts when the immune system tells the body to trigger an inflammatory response. The result is joint pain, and weird things like iritis (inflammation of the iris of the eye, extremely painful, and requires steroid drops to batter it into remission). It's relatively rare to be HLA-B27 positive, but it's more common in certain ethnicities. Have your mother ask her doctor to have this test done. I don't think it's associated with systemic lupus, but it is with certain kinds of arthritis. It's a simple blood test, and it may help point the doctor in the right direction, and know whether she needs to be referred to a rheumatologist. Source(s): Personal experience. http://arthritis.about.com/od/gene/a/hla... http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic721.ht... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hla-b27... Go to http://www.webmd.com/. Lots of info there. Good luck to your Mom. Blueladybug :-) My mom had lupus a few years ago she is in remission now. There are twoo kinds of lupus. One is systemic which attacks your organs and inside stuff. The other attacks your skin and surface. She lost some hair in one spot. Arthritis has many many forms also. My sister has rhumatoid arthritis which really affects joints. Arthritis and the systemic form of lupus both can affect joints and organs alike. She should ask her doctor with more questions. Good luck to her. I don't know exactly what causes Arthritis, but I do know it could be genetics. I am not sure if there is any known link to lupus, however I do have a few friends within the same family that suffer from both lupus and rhematoid arthritis. So maybe it is a link. First there are two distinct types of arthritis osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is somewhat like lupus in that they are both auto-immune disorders, the cause is unknown. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease, that is seemingly just the result of use. You can find more information on all of these disorders by a google search. Lupus can be related to arthritis and cause it but you don't necessarily have to have Lupus to get it. I found a site a while back with all kind of Lupus stats if you want to check it out. http://ca.360.yahoo.com/profile-dvikqdi1... |
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