Chapter 212: Chapter 141: The Undying Disease, Worldwide Breakthrough!

“Come in and have a seat.”

The woman glanced at Qin Feng’s expression, then took a step back, covering her face more securely with the cloth.

However, Qin Feng’s words that followed made her stop, and she slowly walked into the consultation room.

“Doc…doctor.”

The woman looked at Qin Feng and Xu Tiantian beside him, and said in a low voice.

“Dr. Xu, close the door.”

Qin Feng said, looking at Xu Tiantian.

Then, the door of the consultation room closed, and Qin Feng finally looked at the woman.

“Take the cloth off, it’s okay.”

The woman seemed hesitant and nervous upon hearing this, unsure of what to do.

“Is it lupus?”

Qin Feng smiled thinly and asked seriously.

Upon hearing this, the woman hesitated for a moment and nodded.

She then slowly took off her hat and gently removed her veil, revealing her entire face.

Xu Tiantian, who was beside her, couldn’t help but inhale sharply at this sight, a bit surprised, yet somewhat amazed!

The left side of the woman’s face was covered with red patches resembling a butterfly-shaped rash, covering a significant area.

But the right side of her face was particularly fair and beautiful!

Her long hair fell, exuding an indescribable tenderness and uniqueness simultaneously.

It was indescribable, yet heart-wrenching!

Even just by looking at half of her face, one could tell how beautiful this woman would be without the red marks on her face.

Even Xu Tiantian, as a woman, couldn’t help but feel a bit envious.

However, Qin Feng was closely examining the red rash on the woman’s face, feeling only a heavy weight~

While these intense butterfly rashes indeed exuded an inexplicable beauty, and indeed, even with half her face damaged, the remaining half showed she was still a beauty!

But the most important thing was that on those butterfly-shaped rashes, a purplish pinprick-like rash had also appeared.

Upon seeing this, Qin Feng suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

As someone with world-class experience, when Qin Feng saw the condition of the woman’s facial rash, a bad premonition immediately came to mind.

“When did it start appearing?”

Qin Feng asked in a low voice.

“About a year ago, a small red patch appeared, and then over the past six months, it gradually increased in number and size.”

The woman replied nervously, her head lowered.

“Have you been to other places for consultations?”

“Yes, I have, but none were helpful.”

Upon hearing this, the woman nodded.

“Other doctors said it couldn’t be cured, and if it isn’t well controlled, it might…”

Hearing this, Qin Feng also understood.

It seems it is undoubted systemic lupus erythematosus!

Lupus is a typical autoimmune connective tissue disease, most common among women of childbearing age from 15 to 40 years old.

Lupus can generally be divided into six types:

First: Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), mainly affecting the skin. Initially, the skin lesion manifests as one or several bright red patches the size of a green bean to a soybean, with adhesive scales on the surface, which later gradually expand.

It is the mildest form of lupus, with minor internal organ damage in a few cases, and in rare cases, it may develop into systemic lupus erythematosus.

Second: Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (SCLE), which is rarer in clinical practice. The vast majority of patients have internal organ damage, but severe cases are rare.

Skin lesions are mainly divided into two types: annular erythema, found as single or multiple scattered red patches; the other type is papulosquamous plaques, with skin manifestations similar to psoriasis, including erythema, papules, and plaques.

Third: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), the most severe type among all lupus variations. When lupus is mentioned, it often refers to systemic lupus erythematosus.

Large butterfly-shaped rashes frequently appear on the face, with severe cases exhibiting large blister-like or purplish skin rashes, or rashes resembling vasculitis; moreover, joint swelling and pain may occur in areas such as finger joints, wrist joints, and knee joints.

The deadliest part is that systemic lupus erythematosus not only causes skin damage but can also affect all the body’s organs, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, joints, and more—but mainly the kidneys and hematologic systems are most commonly affected and most crucial.

It is extremely life-threatening!

As for the other three types, they are: Deep Erythematous Lupus (LEP), Neonatal Lupus (NLE), and Drug-Induced Lupus (DIL).

With the exception of neonatal lupus, which can mostly disappear spontaneously during infancy, the others are characterized by high activity and variability.

And the most fatal aspect is that lupus cannot be cured completely!

It’s an autoimmune disease with immense treatment difficulty, and with current medical means, the chance of a cure is very small.

The woman in front of him is affected by the most dangerous type, systemic lupus erythematosus, with a degree of difficulty that increases almost geometrically!

Moreover, if even a little carelessness occurs, it may invade the hematologic system, respiratory system, digestive system, cardiovascular system, etc., and may even pose a threat to life.

Qin Feng looked at the woman before him, feeling an unexplainable sense of helplessness.

This disease isn’t like a cancer that causes instant despair, but it subjects one to prolonged suffering both physically and mentally!

It’s even more painful than a terminal illness!

“Did you bring all the previous examination reports? Let me have a look.”

Qin Feng reached out and asked.

The woman quickly opened the bag in her hands and took out a pile of various examination reports.

He discovered that she had even visited Shanghai Huashan Hospital, and the ultimate result was also that there was no solution, with only reliance on medication for control.

“Director Qin, I’ve actually known about you for a long time; you are the best doctor in Jiangcheng.”

The woman looked at Qin Feng and said sincerely,

“I’ve been to many hospitals, and even though I don’t hold much hope, I still wanted to try.

I always felt that you could cure me~”

Meow???

Is this a woman’s intuition?

But this is systemic lupus erythematosus!

It’s a global skin enigma yet to be conquered!

What confidence does he have?

Qin Feng glanced at the case files and diagnoses and prescriptions made by other doctors, which mainly included chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine sulfate, and other antimalarial drugs.

These are recommended as essential background medications in lupus treatments by the international rheumatology league.

After all, the patient is only 28!

This category of drugs offers immune modulation, anti-coagulation, anti-infection, and even lipid-reducing effects. Not only does it have a therapeutic effect on systemic lupus erythematosus, but it also improves the long-term quality of life for patients.

Lupus patients are more prone to early-onset atherosclerosis, and the lipid-lowering effect of the drugs can reduce the occurrence of vascular events.

Yet, he also noticed a familiar medication.

Qinghaosu!

This is a prescription from Beijing Peking Union Medical College Hospital, the one researched by Ms. Tu, the inventor who won the Jiuzhou Medal.

However, all the clinical trial information on Qinghaosu was in his mind. Currently, it only includes patients with mild to moderate activity and excludes severe cases.

For whatever reason, data in this regard is lacking.

So now, he can only diagnose and treat based on the data and experience he currently has in his mind.

“What do you think?”

Qin Feng put down the examination report in his hand and looked at the woman, asking.

“I have no opinion.”

The woman shook her head, looking very calm,

“I’ve been to the best dermatology hospitals in the country, so I’m prepared for the worst.

I don’t lack money, and I don’t want to waste time going elsewhere. When I saw many reports about you, Director Qin, online, I thought maybe you are the one who can save me.

So I came, trying one last time. If it doesn’t work, I’ll give up.

After all, it’s just a lifetime of not leaving the house, waiting to die at home, haha~

The woman nodded slightly as she spoke, as if there was a bit more relief and indifference in her tone.

She had gradually given up on this world.

Qin Feng felt a pang of heartache when he heard this.

It’s not that the patient before him was pretty and it was a pity.

But for patients suffering from lupus like her, the nationwide figure had exceeded one million people as early as before ’07.

Now more than a decade has passed, and data shows that the number of lupus patients.

It’s probably equivalent to the entire population of a medium-sized city!

What a horrifying scene is this?

The woman in front of him appeared to be highly cultured and well-bred, certainly not from a typical family background.

Plus, she said she didn’t lack money, probably at least a second-generation rich.

And yet, even such affluent people with a life of no pressure developed despair and world-weariness after getting ill.

What about ordinary people, the poor?

They still have to support families, sun, and wind exposure, with facial skin and patches like that, almost the center of public attention!

What great mental and economic pressure do they have to endure?

Even under effective standardized treatment, the 5-year survival rate can reach over 95%, and the 10-year survival rate is 89% long-term.

But what about money?

What about other people’s views?

Even getting a job is challenging.

This is the pain that disease brings to ordinary people!

“Why do you think I can cure you?”

Qin Feng raised a wry smile, looking at the woman and asking.

“I don’t know, intuition, maybe, or perhaps you’re just pleasing to the eye.”

The woman shook her head, answering straightforwardly.

Alright~

No problem~

“I believe you are quite aware of the condition of systemic lupus erythematosus, and I now have a question to ask you.”

Qin Feng nodded, looking earnestly at the woman before him.

“Go ahead and ask.”

“Do you really want to be this guinea pig?”

“It’s not the first time being one. For me, living well for one day is better than surviving for ten years.”

Upon hearing this, the woman pulled up a gentle smile at the corners of her mouth, speaking casually.

“Then how about this, if you want treatment here, go get admitted to the hospital.”

Qin Feng didn’t say much, he simply accepted her.

“I just want you to be my attending physician, is that alright?”

The woman nodded in agreement and then asked.

“Besides me, I’m afraid no one else would take you.”

Qin Feng raised his brow slightly, speaking in a serious tone.

Upon hearing this, the woman didn’t know why, but she laughed even more joyfully.

Once again covering her face, she walked out.

Interesting~

Qin Feng couldn’t help but laugh too.

“Director Qin, this is systemic lupus erythematosus. Even Beijing and Shanghai can’t handle it, are you really going to take it?”

On the side, Xu Tiantian expressed some concern.

“The person came to me, what can I do?”

Qin Feng shrugged, walking away directly.

Because he also wanted to give it a try!

This perplexing and intractable skin disease, globally known as the “deathless disease,”

Since the onset of this disease, truly, globally there have been some cases of unexpected recoveries.

But the sample size is minimal!

And they are all miracles!

In Jiuzhou Country, there are several such cases that he can refer to!

After all, the woman said if she wasn’t cured, she’d give up.

Not just for this patient, but for the millions enduring dual physical and mental agony from lupus over the years!

He wants to harness the global experience passed down through ages and take on the challenge!

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