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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - Complications
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Definition of 'Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic'A 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. |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
13 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors associated with increased levels of fatigue over the course of the disease in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients from LUpus in MInorities: NAture versus nurture, a longitudinal multiethnic cohort. ... Read more...
Systemic lupus erythematosus and myasthenia gravis.
30 Aug 2009 This review summarizes current knowledge on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) coexisting with myasthenia gravis (MG). SLE can precede or follow the development of MG. SLE can also be observed in patients with MG following thymectomy. Overlapping ... Read more...
Pathogenesis of kidney disease in systemic lupus erythematosus.
30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: A combination of systemic autoimmunity and tissue response to immune injury underlie renal involvement in lupus erythematosus. In this review, we discuss recent literature investigating pathogenetic mechanisms of lupus ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - Complications'
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- Disease activity and damage are not associated with increased levels of fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus patients from a multiethnic cohort: LXVII. 13 Sep 2009
- Systemic lupus erythematosus and myasthenia gravis. 30 Aug 2009
- Pathogenesis of kidney disease in systemic lupus erythematosus. 30 Aug 2009
- Prevention of complete heart block in children of mothers with anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La autoantibodies: detection and treatment of first-degree atrioventricular block. 30 Aug 2009
- Human leukocyte antigen-DRB1 and -DQB1 genotyping in lupus patients with and without antiphospholipid syndrome. 30 Aug 2009
- Pneumatosis intestinalis presenting in autoimmune diseases: a report of three patients. 30 Aug 2009
- White blood cell count abnormalities and infections in one-year follow-up of 124 patients with SLE. 30 Aug 2009
- Nineteen episodes of recurrent myelitis in a woman with neuromyelitis optica and systemic lupus erythematosus. 30 Aug 2009
- Acute abdomen: always a puzzle (Case presentation).
30 Aug 2009 - Clinical images: severe photosensitive skin reaction secondary to an herbal treatment in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. 30 Aug 2009
- Risk factors and impact of recurrent lupus nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus undergoing renal transplantation: data from a single US institution. 30 Aug 2009
- Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin is a predictor of the course of global and renal childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity. 30 Aug 2009
- The Euro-lupus project: epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus in Europe. 30 Aug 2009
- Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy as the initial presentation of lupus. 30 Aug 2009
- Devic's syndrome as initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus. 30 Aug 2009
- Detection of coronary artery lesions and myocardial necrosis by magnetic resonance in systemic necrotizing vasculitides. 13 Aug 2009
- Pseudoseptic arthritis due to acute lipoarthrosis in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient with osteonecrosis. 13 Aug 2009
- Effects of inflammation on cholesterol metabolism: impact on systemic lupus erythematosus. 30 Jul 2009
- Epidemiology of atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus. 30 Jul 2009
- Atherosclerosis risk factors in systemic lupus erythematosus. 30 Jul 2009
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Technical information about 'Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic'
Definition: A 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.
Descriptor UI: D008180
Alternative terms: Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Lupus Erythematosus Disseminatus; Libman-Sacks Disease; Disease, Libman-Sacks; Libman Sacks Disease;
Related Mesh Headings: Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; Antiphospholipid Syndrome; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C17.300.480; C20.111.590;
Technical Notes: if not specified as "systemic" it is still probably correct to index here, not also discoid; LUPUS NEPHRITIS is also available; LE CELLS see NEUTROPHILS is also available: use LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC /blood or /pathol + NEUTROPHILS for discussion of the LE cells as cells; DF: SLE