My 8 Year Old Child Was Diagnosed with SLE

Mrs Smith gets confused because her child Lily who is only 8 years old now, is diagnosed with SLE, which is short for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. In this passage, we will mainly introduce the pathogenesis, the treatment of SLE, so as to diminish the anxiety of people such as Mrs Smith.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a category for a collection of diseases with similar underlying problems with immunity (autoimmune disease). Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs. Four main types of lupus exist — systemic lupus Erythematosus, discoid lupus erythematosus, drug-induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and neonatal lupus erythematosus.
In abroad, there are 50 cases among 100, 000 people, and in China, there are 70 cases among 100,000 people. Among those who are diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, young women take up a larger proportion.
However, even if patients are diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, they do not need to be anxious and loose confidence. With the development of modern technology in medical field, there takes place breakthroughs in the treatment of immune disease, including SLE.
One the basis of both western medicine and Chinese traditional medicine, immunotherapy is created in our Hospital, which can be divided into 6 steps, immune diagnosis, immune clearance, immune inhibition, immune tolerance, immune adjustment, and immune protection.
After a systematic diagnosis, we can figure out where the immune complex deposits exactly, the amount of immune complex and the exact type of immune response so that doctors can get more scientific diagnosis and arrange better treatment. Without it, we can not know the dosage of medicine. Less dosage can not achieve the treatment effect while too much can also cause damage to the kidney.
In immune clearance step, patients with SLE should clear away the immune complex in the blood, which can supply a cleaner inner environment for the treatment of kidney disease. For patients with SLE, the most proper blood purification method is the plasma exchange. Pay attention that the immune complex we clean is the one in the blood not the one on the kidney.
The third one is immune inhibition. There is immune complex which deposit onto kidney, which leads to immune response. Medicine is used, which can stop the excessive immune response, thus stopping the inflammation response at a rapid speed.
The fourth one is immune tolerance. After immune inhibition, the immune response can be stopped. And the damage to the kidney can be blocked. However, the immune complex still deposit onto the kidney, which leads to a new series of immune response.
The fifth one is immune adjustment. In this step, Chinese medicines are applied, which can improve the blood circulation, including micro-blood circulation and dissolve the blood stasis. In this case, the immune complex can be discharged out, and the immune system can be repaired. Note that in this step, the immune complex we clean is the one on the kidney not the one in the blood. Blood purification such as dialysis and plasma exchange can not achieve this.
Last but not least, immune protection is applied, in which stage, we use medicine which can nourish qi and blood to rebuild the intrinsic immune system. In addition, biochemical cell therapy is also used in clinic such as the transplant of stem cell, which can also help achieve this effect.
We believe that with this method, patients with SLE can control the condition and remit gradually.