systemic lupus erythematosus


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

systemic lupus er·y·the·ma·to·sus

 (ĕr′ə-thē′mə-tō′sĭs)
n. Abbr. SLE
An inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects multiple organ systems, usually characterized by fatigue, fever, skin lesions, joint pain and swelling, and anemia, and often affecting the kidneys and various other organs. It is much more common in women than in men.

system′ic lu′pus er•y•the•ma•to′sus

(ˌɛr əˌθi məˈtoʊ səs, -ˌθɛm ə-)

n.
an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the connective tissues, chiefly characterized by skin eruptions, joint pain, recurrent pleurisy, and kidney disease.
[1950–55]

systemic lupus erythematosus

(SLE) A systemic (not localized) autoimmune disorder. It particularly affects the joints, skin, lungs, and kidneys.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.systemic lupus erythematosus - 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
disseminated lupus erythematosus, SLE
lupus - any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
We report a fatal case of Acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient from India who was being treated for systemic lupus erythematosus with corticosteroids and methotrexate.
Acanthamoeba encephalitis in patient with systemic lupus, India
Estrogen is one environmental component that has been studied in relation to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) based on a number of clues.
Pesticides and SLE: is the link estrogenic?
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus appear to have a much greater risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder than the general population, according to the first study to examine rates of the illness in a clinic sample.
OCD often found with lupus
Objective: To determine the frequency of clinopathological characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients presenting to Military Hospital (MH) Rawalpindi.
CLINICAL PATHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS PATIENTS PRESENTING AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL - A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is common in reproductive age groups, [1] and may involve multiple organs, causing systemic damage.
Prognosis in Pregnant Females With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Objective: To determine major symptoms and signs in patients of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Clinical manifestations of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Background: Approximately 15–20% cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are diagnosed in children.
Chinese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment and Research Group Registry IX: Clinical Features and Survival of Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in China
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, 'Current Diagnosis and Treatment Rheumatology' (third edition), Imboden JB, Hellmann DB, Stone JH (Eds), Mc Graw Hill Education, New York.
Frequency of Dyslipidemia in patients with Lupus Nephritis
Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus (BSLE) is an autoimmune and chronic bullous dermatosis.
Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis in a young girl
Rowell syndrome is usually diagnosed by the presence of erythema multiforme (EM)-like targetoid lesions in the patients of cutaneous or systemic lupus erythematosus (CLE/SLE) and characterized by specific serological or immunological profile like speckled antinuclear antibody (ANA) pattern, antibody against saline extract of human tissues (anti-SjT) and positive serum rheumatoid factor (RF).
ANA-negative systemic lupus erythematosus with targetoid lesions: Rowell syndrome or just a rare presentation of lupus erythematosus

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?