How to Use systemic lupus erythematosus in a Sentence

systemic lupus erythematosus

noun
  • The most common type is systemic lupus erythematosus, known as SLE for short.
    Azmia Magane, Allure, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Twelve year later, O'Connor died at the age of 39 from systemic lupus erythematosus.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Jan. 2023
  • One of the most common is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
    Anne Harding, Health, 19 Apr. 2023
  • There are different forms of lupus, but the most common one is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which can cause issues with your joints, kidneys, skin, blood cells, brain, lungs, or heart.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 16 Aug. 2018
  • There are four forms in all: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus confined to the skin, lupus caused by some prescription drugs and a rare lupus that affects infants of women with the disease.
    Matt Villano, CNN, 10 May 2021
  • Lupus, aka systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease that affects the body’s ability to tell the difference between foreign invaders (think: the flu) and healthy tissue.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 9 Sep. 2019
  • It can also be used to treat discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 22 May 2020
  • Cleghorn lives with systemic lupus erythematosus, a serious autoimmune disease, far more frequent in women than in men, that can attack various organs and is challenging to diagnose and treat.
    Washington Post, 2 July 2021
  • The most common form of lupus, medically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy cells and tissues.
    Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 21 Jan. 2022
  • In addition, his work explored the role of the receptors in end-stage kidney disease and in alcoholic cirrhosis, and in the molecular signaling responsible for rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
    Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • What at first was a mystery ailment was finally diagnosed as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own tissues, causing widespread inflammation and tissue damage in the affected organs.
    Scott Talley, Freep.com, 16 Oct. 2022
  • This self-attack can be directed against one organ — like the thyroid in Hashimoto's thyroiditis — or multiple organ systems simultaneously — like systemic lupus erythematosus.
    Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 28 May 2021
  • These include systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and celiac disease.
    Denise Mann, Health, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Jacobson, 34, was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, interstitial cystitis and endometriosis.
    Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2023

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