 Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
"Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, characterized principally by involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys, and serosal membranes. It is of unknown etiology, but is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system. The disease is marked by a wide range of system dysfunctions, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the formation of LE cells in the blood or bone marrow.
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D008180
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.300.480 C20.111.590
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic" by people in Profiles.
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Ghiran IC, Zeidel ML, Shevkoplyas SS, Burns JM, Tsokos GC, Kyttaris VC. Systemic lupus erythematosus serum deposits C4d on red blood cells, decreases red blood cell membrane deformability, and promotes nitric oxide production. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Feb; 63(2):503-12.
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Coletta J, Simpson LL. Maternal medical disease and stillbirth. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep; 53(3):607-16.
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Simpson LL. Maternal medical disease: risk of antepartum fetal death. Semin Perinatol. 2002 Feb; 26(1):42-50.
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Contractor CP, Mehta SD, Khambadkone SM, Dixit KM, Irani SF. Autoantibodies to SS-A/RO in an infant with congenital heart block. Indian Pediatr. 1993 Sep; 30(9):1125-6.
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