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  2. Wikipedia : Osmosis/Systemic lupus erythematosus

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    But how does lupus affect all these organs? Well usually the immune system protects the body’s tissues from invaders, but lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means that immune cells start attacking the very tissues their supposed to protect. With lupus, essentially any tissue or organ can be targeted.

  3. 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 ]

  4. 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.

  5. The Root Cause Of Lupus Has Been A Complete Mystery ... - AOL

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    Lupus is a chronic disease that can cause inflammation and pain in any part of the body. The disease impacts about 1.5 million Americans, but women are nine times more likely to develop lupus than ...

  6. Doctors Explain What It Means When You Have Chills But ... - AOL

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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 ...

  7. Lupus nephritis - Wikipedia

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    The cause of lupus nephritis, a genetic predisposition, plays a significant role in lupus nephritis. Multiple genes, many of which are not yet identified, mediate this genetic predisposition. [7] [8] The immune system protects the human body from infection, and with immune system problems it cannot distinguish between harmful and healthy ...

  8. Nara Smith Is Opening Up About Her Struggles With ... - AOL

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    Lupus affects mainly women (90% of sufferers are female, in fact) and is a disease that causes your immune system to attack all your healthy organs and tissues. Many people with lupus do not ...

  9. Lupus vasculitis - Wikipedia

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    Cutaneous vasculitis is the most common type of vasulitis amongst those with systemic lupus erythematosus. [7] The clinical presentation is variable and can include superficial ulcerations, splinter hemorrhages, panniculitis, macules, erythema with necrosis or erythematous plaques, cutaneous infarction, livedo reticularis, bullous lesions of the extremities or urticaria lesions, papulonodular ...