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systemic lupus erythematosus |
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systemic lupus erythematosus [sis¦tem·ik ‚lü·pəs ‚er·ə‚thē·mə′tō·səs] (medicine) An inflammatory, multisystem, usually chronic disorder in which tissue injury is mediated by immune complexes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 1) For instance, women are five times more likely to develop hypothyroidism, up to nine times more likely to develop systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), three to four times more likely to develop Graves' disease, three times more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma, and twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis. 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. Grossman, a Valley resident and leading lupus researcher, gives a rundown of the disease, sometimes called SLE, for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. |
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