How to treat lupus panniculitis

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My aunt suffered from lupus panniculitis, and the center of the lesion was sunken with scar formation. The nodules are of different sizes with clear edges. The skin above the nodules may be normal, red or pigmented. We are all very nervous. Accompanied by us, my aunt went to the hospital for relevant examination. Now let me talk about how to treat lupus panniculitis.

How to treat lupus panniculitis

First: lupus panniculitis, also known as deep lupus, is a kind of nodular skin damage, which is a rare clinical manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. It is reported that lupus panniculitis occurs in 2% ~ 3% of SLE patients, which may occur several years before other systemic symptoms of SLE, and may be related to trauma and intramuscular injection. Skin lesions are common in the face, head and neck, shoulders, upper limbs, chest, back, buttocks and thighs. The distribution is asymmetric. It is a kind of skin nodular lesions. The nodules are located in the subcutaneous, middle and deep dermis.

Second, there is no specific treatment for panniculitis. Fibrinolytic agents, quinine chloride, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide and so on have certain curative effect. In the case of acute inflammation or high fever, prednisone 40-60mg and NSAIDs have obvious effect.  

Third: symptomatic treatment, the use of hormones to control the acute process of inflammation, but when the temperature drops, nodules subside, often relapse after withdrawal. If the patient has other autoimmune diseases, first of all, the existing autoimmune diseases should be actively and correctly treated, and the acute symptoms can be controlled by hormones, followed by systemic treatment with traditional Chinese medicine and immunomodulators. According to the characteristics of recurrence of the disease, anti recurrence treatment should also be given in the process of treatment.

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In fact, there are solutions to any disease, but different methods are the best treatment for different people. The treatment of lupus panniculitis is not a very easy and simple process, which needs to be taken seriously. Patients should actively cooperate with doctors and do a good job in treatment, so that the effectiveness is high.