Patient's question:
Is lupus an infectious disease? What kind of sore does lupus resemble? How long does it take to fully recover after treatment?Doctor's answer:
Lupus is not an infectious disease because lupus is a problem where the immune system malfunctions again, producing autoantibodies that cause immune damage to the body's own cells and tissues, leading to recurrent episodes of the disease. Lupus can affect multiple systems and organs throughout the body, presenting very severely, but there is no pathogen present, and it is absolutely not contagious. Lupus requires the use of immunosuppressive treatments, which can involve medications such as adrenal glucocorticoids or immunosuppressants.