What are the best ways to treat lupus erythematosus? Can Chinese medicine

  Xiaodan Kong, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University: Regarding the treatment of SLE, glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants are the main treatments at present, and the majority of patients still have good results. The focus of treatment is which drug to choose? How much dose to give? How to reduce the dose? More emphasis should be placed on individualized treatment as well as efficacy assessment and drug side effect monitoring. As for other treatments, such as stem cell transplantation, which is still controversial, the application of biological agents is still under development and will be applied to the clinic in the near future.  It is almost impossible to try to treat lupus erythematosus by herbal medicine alone, and herbal medicine can be used as an adjuvant treatment; otherwise, the disease will be delayed and eventually lead to irreversible organ damage.