Women Who Experience Trauma Are At Higher Risk Of Developing Lupus

Women who experience trauma or have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have nearly three times the risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE, commonly referred to as "lupus" is an autoimmune disorder more commonly found among women, It is associated with fatigue, joint pain, kidney failure, heart attack, life-threatening infections, and early death. Compared to women who have not experienced trauma, women who experienced trauma and had probable PTSD  were 2.94 times more likely to develop SLE.

These findings were reported in “Association Of Trauma And Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) In A . . .