treatment
there is no cure for SLE. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms. Severe symptoms that involve the heart, lungs, kidneys, and other organs often need treatment from specialists.
Mild forms of the disease may be treated with.
NSAIDS for joint symptoms and pleurisy (talk to your povider before taking these drugs.).
Low doses of corticosteroids such as prednisone
Corticosteroid creams for skin rashes
A drug also used to treat malaria (hydroxychloroquine) and low- dose Corticosteroid for skin and arthritis symptoms
A biologic drug named belimumab may be helpful people.
treatment for more severe SLE may include
High-dose Corticosteroids
Immunosuppressive drugs (drugs which dampen or suppress the immune system) : These medicines are used if you do not get better with Corticosteroids, or if you symptoms get worse when you stop taking them. Side effects from these drugs can be severe, so you need to be cyclosporine, mycophenolate and cyclophosphamide.
if you have SLE, it is also important to:
Wear protective clothing, sunglasses, and sunscreen when in the sun.
Get preventive heart care.
Stay up-to-date with immunizations.
Have tests to screen for thinning of the bones (osteoporosis)