A debilitating autoimmune disease which attacks the whole body, causing skin sores, pains throughout the body, lack of breath, and kidney and heart problems
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
Lupus erythematosus, or Lupus as it is commonly known, is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting connective tissue It may affect only the skin in some people; in others it may affect virtually any organ in the body, including the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, lungs, heart, blood and immune system Lupus can be present in varying degrees of severity, from mild to severe
A rheumatic disease affecting skin and body tissue Additionally, some people experience involvement of organs such as kidneys, lungs, or heart Lupus is generally diagnosed between age 18 and 45 Symptoms include skin rashes, abnormal sun sensitivity, and joint pain, inflammation, and stiffness Lupus is treatable, but can be a very serious impairment
Also known as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or SLE and is not a form of cancer It is a type of an autoimmune disease that can lead to inflammation of and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain For some people lupus can be life-threatening For more information on this complex disease, see the American College of Rheumatology Fact Sheet on SLE and the MARRTC
an autoimmune rheumatic disease that often affects the skin, joints and sometimes internal organs ; it can also involve connective tissue in many parts of the body as well as blood cells
one of several diseases that affect the skin and joints (; because people with the disease were thought to look as if they had been attacked by a wolf)
literally wolf; specific disease of skin with tissue destruction and sometimes systemic lesions of collagen