The condition, which mostly affects women, can see the body's natural defences attack healthy tissue and in severe cases cause life-threatening damage to the heart, lungs or brain
Scientists have sparked new optimism for those suffering from lupus, a condition which sees the immune system attack healthy tissue. In the UK, an estimated 69,000 people live with lupus, which predominantly affects women and can cause severe damage to vital organs like the heart, lungs, or brain in extreme cases.
Consultant paediatric rheumatologist Professor Michael Beresford told the Mirror: "Childhood lupus is a condition where the body’s immune system reacts for some reason against its own tissues. Up to 20% of people present in childhood but it will affect them in many different ways. Some children will have skin or joint involvement. Others it may affect a major organ so they could have kidney disease.
"Prompt diagnosis and starting treatment is very important with lupus. The reason for that is if we switch the inflammation off there’s less chance of causing damage to the areas of the body affected. Therefore in the long term the outcome for the child or young person is better."
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