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systemic lupus erythematosus
Used for:
disseminated lupus erythematosus
Used for:
drug induced lupus
Used for:
lupus tuberculosis
See for:
lupus
See for:
SLE
Broader Terms:
autoimmune disorder
Broader Terms:
connective tissue disorder
Broader Terms:
skin disorder
Narrower Terms:
lupus nephritis
Related Terms:
acute renal failure
Related Terms:
antiphospholipid syndrome
Related Terms:
women's health
Scope Note:
chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, characterized principally by involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys, and serosal membranes; it is of unknown etiology, but is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system; the disease is marked by a wide range of system dysfunctions, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the formation of LE cells in the blood or bone marrow.
Term Number:
0729-7721
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