Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and lungs. 2.
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My thyroid was removed, I underwent radiation, and lupus threw a party in my body to celebrate. Plinius named it lupus salictarius, that is, the willow wolf or willow destroyer. Of the many varieties, the most hideous is the Wolf-fish, (Anarrhicas lupus).
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The lupus erythematosus (LE) cell test was commonly used for diagnosis, but it is no longer used because the LE cells are only found in 50–75% of SLE cases, and they are also found in some people with rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and drug sensitivities.
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Neonatal lupus is the occurrence of SLE symptoms in an infant born from a mother with SLE, most commonly presenting with a rash resembling discoid lupus erythematosus, and sometimes with systemic abnormalities such as heart block or enlargement of the liver and spleen.
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Drug-induced lupus erythematosus is a (generally) reversible condition that usually occurs in people being treated for a long-term illness. Drug-induced lupus mimics SLE. However, symptoms of drug-induced lupus generally disappear once the medication that triggered the episode is stopped.
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Definition of Lupus. Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) is a widespread and chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that, for unknown reasons, causes the immune system to attack the body’s own tissue and organs. Currently, there is no cure for lupus. Lupus causes a wide variety of devastating symptoms.
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Word Origin and History for lupus Expand. n. late 14c., used of several diseases that cause ulcerations of the skin, from Medieval Latin lupus, from Latin lupus wolf (see wolf (n.)), apparently because it devours the affected part.
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Plinius named it lupus salictarius, that is, the willow wolf or willow destroyer. Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 5 [May 1901] Various. Of the many varieties, the most hideous is the Wolf-fish, (Anarrhicas lupus). Captain Mugford W.H.G.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), also known simply as lupus, is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body. Symptoms vary between people and may be mild to severe.
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Request an appointment. Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems — including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. Lupus can be difficult to diagnose because its signs and symptoms often mimic those of other ailments. The most distinctive sign of lupus — a facial rash that resembles the wings of a butterfly unfolding across both cheeks — occurs in many but not all cases of lupus.
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Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs.