What is the cause of death in systemic lupus erythematosus?

There are many causes of death in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, including the following two main ones. The first possibility is that the patient shows secondary infection, the patient takes relevant immunosuppressants and other drugs for a long time, resulting in the decline of immune function in the body, thus leading to the patient's own easy to show combined infection, especially some patients with more serious infection. If the disease is not controlled in time, the patient may show serious consequences of death; The second possibility is that the kidneys of the patient are severely affected, resulting in renal failure or even death. Therefore, the patient should be actively treated early.