Systemic lupus erythematosus and autoimmune hepatitis.
2011
Cumali Efe, and
Tugrul Purnak, and
Ersan Ozaslan
Internal Medicine Department, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Yazgan sokak 21/12 Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey. drcumi21@hotmail.com
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Description
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D008180
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
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.