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COLLAGEN DISEASES – SERIOUS INVOLVEMENT
Probably the most serious involvement is when the kidney is affected. This can lead eventually to kidney failure or the inflammation can go on to cause a secondary hypertension or high blood pressure.
The brain also may not escape. Convulsions may develop or weakness and paralysis appear when the nerves are involved.
There is a high incidence of anxiety and depression in this disorder, perhaps more than could be assumed to follow on when such a serious disorder with widespread symptoms affects a young woman. Psychosis or serious mental illness may also occur.
Anaemia is common. Fever may be the obvious symptom.
Because this disease affects mainly young women, the question is often raised — should they become pregnant once the diagnosis is made? It does appear that pregnancy is not contra-indicated, but there is a high rate of spontaneous abortion.
There are Lupus Associations in some of the States and these can be of great help to sufferers.
Cortisone is the drug mainly used. This may induce a remission in the disease and then can be maintained in a small dose to control it. The other anti-inflammatory drugs are also used, and the drugs used to treat malaria may be of benefit as they are in other related disorders like rheumatoid arthritis.
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