Lupus Like Syndrome

Lupus like syndrome is a category for a collection of diverse diseases with similar underlying problems with immunity. It is an autoimmune connective tissue disease that can affect the heart, lungs, or any other part of the body. As with other autoimmune diseases, our immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue, which results in itching, inflammation, and sometime tissue damage. In medical terms, it is referred to as systemic lupus erythematosus and can activate urticaria, sometimes chronic idiopathic urticaria.

Symptoms of lupus like syndrome can affect joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs. There are 4 main types of lupus - discoid lupus erythematosus, systemic lupus erythematosus, drug-induced lupus erythematosus, and neonatal lupus erythematosus. Systemic lupus erythematosus is the most common and serious form of this disease.

Lupus Like Syndrome Symptoms

Symptoms of these diseases can vary greatly; however, they usually affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs. Since there is a wide range of symptoms,  for a proper diagnosis, you must consult a doctor to diagnose this syndrome.

Hydralazine Lupus Like Syndrome

Hydralazine lupus like syndrome is a disease caused by continuously consuming hydralazine for more than six months. Hydralazine is a direct-acting, smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by acting as a vasodilator primarily in arteries and arterioles. Hydralazine acts to decrease peripheral resistance by relaxing vascular smooth muscles,  lowering blood pressure and decreasing after-load.

Hydralazine lupus like syndrome or any other immune-related diseases that are caused by continuous intake of hydralazine are reversible with withdrawal of this medicine. Most autoimmune diseases, which are caused by the release of histamines by the mast cells, can be relieved by  antihistamines; however, this is not a permanent cure.