An autoimmune disease of humans usually involving anti-nuclear antibodies.
A rare, chronic, multisystemic autoimmune disorder, characterized by the production of autoantibodies to DNA and normal cellular constituents.
an autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and damage to the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain.
autoimmune inflammatory disease that may affect every tissue of the body; characterized by weakness, fever, fatigability, joint pain or arthritis, reddish skin lesions, lymphadenopathy, and malfunctions of many organ systems; also called SLE
an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms
Lupus is a type of immune system disorder known as an autoimmune disease, which causes the body to harm its own healthy cells and tissues. This leads to inflammation and damage of various body tissues. Lupus can affect many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain.
A chronic inflammatory disease of connective tissue, of unknown cause, that can affect almost any organ in the body, including the skin, joints, kidneys, nervous system and mucous membranes. Lupus causes a variety of symptoms, making it difficult to diagnose in some people, and it can be mild or life-threatening.
A disease in which the immune system inappropriately attacks tissues and blood components in various parts of the body, leading to tissue damage and illness
SLE. A chronic inflammatory connective tissue disease marked by skin rashes, joint pain and swelling, inflammation of the kidneys, inflammation of the fibrous tissue surrounding the heart (i.e., the pericardium), as well as other problems. Not all affected individuals display all of these problems. May be referred to as lupus.
An autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organs in the body, especially the kidney, and is often characterized by rash, fatigue, arthritis, fevers, and hair loss, among other symptoms.
Inflammatory connective tissue disorder with variable features, including fever, fatigue, arthritis and joint pain, and red skin lesions on the face, neck, and/or upper limbs.
An inflammatory disease of connective tissue occurring predominantly in women (90%). It is considered to be an autoimmune disease.
Disease of the immune system which may affect a number of organs, including the kidneys. to top
An inflammatory disease of the connective tissue that occurs primarily in women.
An inflammatory connective tissue disease of unknown cause that occurs chiefly in women, is characterized especially by fever, skin rash, and arthritis, often by acute anemia, by small hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membranes, by inflammation of the pericardium (sack around the heart), and in serious cases by involvement of the kidneys and central nervous system.
a very serious, chronic, autoimmune disorder characterized by periodic episodes of inflammation of and damage to the joints, tendons, other connective tissues, and organs, including the heart, lungs, blood vessels, brain, kidneys, and skin.
An immune disorder in which body defenses are directed against body's own tissues and organs like joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, etc.
An autoimmune disease, primarily of young women, that can affect many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain.
an inflammatory disease of connective tissue occurring primarily in women and characterized especially by skin rash, arthritis and inflammation of different organs
an autoimmune disease of unknown cause characterized by inflammation of the connective tissue, especially in the joints.
an autoimmune disorder characterized by periodic episodes of inflammation of joints, tendons, and other connective tissues and organs.
A systemic rheumatic disease that occurs predominantly in women and is characterized by autoimmune activity, a facial rash across the bridge of the nose and cheeks, Raynaud's phenomenon, joint pain and swelling, fever, chest pain, hair loss, and other symptoms. Many of its symptoms overlap with those of scleroderma.
a chronic autoimmune disease of the connective tissue that can attack and damage the skin, joints, blood vessels, and internal organs.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which causes the body to harm its own healthy cells and tissues. This leads to inflammation and damage of various body tissues. T Cell white blood cell critical to the immune response.
A chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease occurs when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system. Patients with lupus have unusual antibodies in their blood that are targeted against their own body tissues. See the entire definition of Systemic lupus erythematosus
a connective tissue disease that can affect internal organs, nervous system, skin, and joints
A long-lasting rheumatic disease which affects joints, muscles and other parts of the body, including the kidneys.
