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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. 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.

  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. Autoimmunity - Wikipedia

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    In immunology, autoimmunity is the system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells, tissues and other normal body constituents. [1] [2] Any disease resulting from this type of immune response is termed an "autoimmune disease".

  7. List of human anatomical regions - Wikipedia

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    The trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior, the thoracic region encompassing the chest [1] the mammary region encompassing each breast; the sternal region encompassing the sternum; the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area; the umbilical region is located around the navel; the coxal region encompassing the lateral (side ...

  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. I Have Lupus—and It Makes Me Angry Because Nothing ... - AOL

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