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2. Lupus - Wikipedia

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   Lupus, formally called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body. [1] Symptoms vary among people and may be mild to severe. [ 1 ]

3. Lupus erythematosus - Wikipedia

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   Lupus erythematosus is a collection of autoimmune diseases in which the human immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy tissues. [1] Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs. The most common and most severe form is systemic lupus erythematosus.

4. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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   This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the body. Each disorder is listed with the primary organ or body part that it affects and the associated autoantibodies that are typically found in people diagnosed ...

5. What is lupus and how is it treated? - AOL

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   The NHS says lupus, or systemic lupus erythematosus, is a long-term condition that subverts the immune system, causing the body’s natural defence measures to turn on healthy organs. There is ...

6. Scientists say they have identified lupus' root cause — and ...

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   A key mystery behind one of the most common autoimmune diseases may finally have an answer. ... Around 90% of people with lupus are women. Common symptoms include extreme fatigue, joint pain or ...

7. Doctors Explain What It Means When You Have Chills But No Fever

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   Some autoimmune illnesses, such as lupus or Crohn’s disease, can interfere with your body’s temperature control mechanism, Cohan says. So you might experience chills as an early sign of these ...

8. Drug-induced lupus erythematosus - Wikipedia

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   Drug-induced lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder caused by chronic use of certain drugs.These drugs cause an autoimmune response (the body attacks its own cells) producing symptoms similar to those of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

9. Discoid lupus erythematosus - Wikipedia

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   Discoid lupus erythematosus is the most common type of chronic cutaneous lupus (CCLE), an autoimmune skin condition on the lupus erythematosus spectrum of illnesses. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It presents with red, painful, inflamed and coin-shaped patches of skin with a scaly and crusty appearance, most often on the scalp, cheeks, and ears.