systemic lupus erythematosus
noun
systemic lupus er·y·the·ma·to·sus
-ˌer-ə-ˌthē-mə-ˈtō-səs 
: a chronic, inflammatory, variable autoimmune disease of connective tissue that occurs chiefly in women and is typically characterized by fever, skin rash, fatigue, and joint pain and often by disorders of the blood, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain (such as hemolytic anemia, nephritis, pleurisy, pericarditis, cognitive dysfunction, or meningitis)
—abbreviation SLE
called also lupus
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Halsey revealed in June that they had been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder.
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Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
In a 2015 study in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology, a group of Canadian researchers found that children born to women with systemic lupus erythematosus were nearly twice as likely to develop autism as children of women who did not have SLE.
—Markham Heid, TIME, 26 July 2024
More than 200,000 people in the United States are estimated to have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of lupus and generally referred to as lupus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Richard Sima, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The singer said they were first diagnosed two years ago with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of the autoimmune disease.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 13 June 2024
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Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
In a 2015 study in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology, a group of Canadian researchers found that children born to women with systemic lupus erythematosus were nearly twice as likely to develop autism as children of women who did not have SLE.
—Markham Heid, TIME, 26 July 2024
More than 200,000 people in the United States are estimated to have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of lupus and generally referred to as lupus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Richard Sima, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The singer said they were first diagnosed two years ago with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of the autoimmune disease.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 13 June 2024
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systemic lupus erythematosus
noun
systemic lupus er·y·the·ma·to·sus
-ˌer-ə-ˌthē-mə-ˈtō-səs
: a chronic, inflammatory, variable, autoimmune disease of connective tissue that occurs chiefly in women and is typically characterized by fever, skin rash, fatigue, and joint pain and often by disorders of the blood, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain (such as hemolytic anemia, nephritis, pleurisy, pericarditis, cognitive dysfunction, or meningitis)
No disease more dramatically illustrates the body's capacity to turn on itself than systemic lupus erythematosus …—Stephen E. Goldfinger and Paul Cotton, Harvard Medical Health Letter
Stephen E. Goldfinger and Paul Cotton, Harvard Medical Health LetterWe would also run blood tests for autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, in which the body reacts to its own cells and proteins …—Abigail Zuger, Discover
—abbreviation SLE
Abigail Zuger, Discovercalled also systemic lupus
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