{"id":3340,"date":"2023-06-26T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T09:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/lupus-pernio\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T09:48:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T09:48:19","slug":"lupus-pernio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/lupus-pernio\/","title":{"rendered":"LUPUS PERNIO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In lupus pernio, purple swellings resembling chilblains develop on the ears, nose, or cheeks. However, unlike chilblains, the swellings do not itch or cause pain. Lupus pernio is a characteristic feature of sarcoidosis, a disorder in which areas of inflamed tissue (called granulomas) develop in one or more parts of the body, most often the lungs, lymph nodes, skin, and eyes. <br \/> The cause of sarcoidosis is unknown, but it is thought to be an exaggerated response of the immune system, possibly to an infection. <br \/> Lupus pernio is usually treated with corticosteroids, which usually improve appearance, although the facial swellings may not disappear completely<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In lupus pernio, purple swellings resembling chilblains develop on the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-3340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-med-signs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}