systemic lupus erythematosus
noun
systemic lupus er·y·the·ma·to·sus
-ˌer-ə-ˌthē-mə-ˈtō-səs 
: a chronic, inflammatory, variable autoimmune disease of connective tissue that occurs chiefly in women and is typically characterized by fever, skin rash, fatigue, and joint pain and often by disorders of the blood, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain (such as hemolytic anemia, nephritis, pleurisy, pericarditis, cognitive dysfunction, or meningitis)
—abbreviation SLE
called also lupus
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The exact causes of autoimmune diseases—which include systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common type of lupus, as well as rheumatoid arthritis—are still a bit of a mystery.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Other autoimmune disorders: IgA nephropathy has also been associated with other conditions that affect the immune system, such as Sjögren's syndrome, spondyloarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), and Behçet disease.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Halsey is in the midst of a comeback era, after sharing details of their diagnosis with systemic lupus erythematosus and a rare T-Cell lymphoproliferative disorder.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
But among people with autoimmune conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus, the immune system produces antibodies that attack the body’s own healthy proteins or tissues.
—Markham Heid, TIME, 26 July 2024
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Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Other autoimmune disorders: IgA nephropathy has also been associated with other conditions that affect the immune system, such as Sjögren's syndrome, spondyloarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), and Behçet disease.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Halsey is in the midst of a comeback era, after sharing details of their diagnosis with systemic lupus erythematosus and a rare T-Cell lymphoproliferative disorder.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
But among people with autoimmune conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus, the immune system produces antibodies that attack the body’s own healthy proteins or tissues.
—Markham Heid, TIME, 26 July 2024
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systemic lupus erythematosus
noun
systemic lupus er·y·the·ma·to·sus
-ˌer-ə-ˌthē-mə-ˈtō-səs
: a chronic, inflammatory, variable, autoimmune disease of connective tissue that occurs chiefly in women and is typically characterized by fever, skin rash, fatigue, and joint pain and often by disorders of the blood, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain (such as hemolytic anemia, nephritis, pleurisy, pericarditis, cognitive dysfunction, or meningitis)
No disease more dramatically illustrates the body's capacity to turn on itself than systemic lupus erythematosus …—Stephen E. Goldfinger and Paul Cotton, Harvard Medical Health Letter
Stephen E. Goldfinger and Paul Cotton, Harvard Medical Health LetterWe would also run blood tests for autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, in which the body reacts to its own cells and proteins …—Abigail Zuger, Discover
—abbreviation SLE
Abigail Zuger, Discovercalled also systemic lupus
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