21. EMedicine - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus : Article By Julie Hildebrand, MD systemic lupus erythematosus systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multisystem inflammatory disease that can affect any and every organ system of http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2228.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties CME PDA ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Rheumatology Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Last Updated: July 8, 2002 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: SLE, lupus AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 11 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Julie Hildebrand, MD , Rheumatology Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin Coauthor(s): Daniel Muller, MD, PhD , Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, University of Wisconsin at Madison Julie Hildebrand, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians Editor(s): Carlos J Lozada, MD , Director of Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, University of Miami School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD

22. SYSTEMIC LUPUS Erythematosus-Medfacts-National Jewish Medical And Research Cente systemic lupus erythematosus MedFact From National Jewish Medical and Research Center 1 Respiratory Hospital in America systemic lupus erythematosus. systemic lupus erythematosus, often just called lupus, is a chronic disease that can affect People with mild lupus may only have a skin rash and/or http://www.njc.org/medfacts/systemic.html

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus , often just called lupus, is a chronic disease that can affect almost any part of the body. People with mild lupus may only have a skin rash and/or joint pain. In more severe lupus, important organs like the kidneys, heart, blood vessels, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and brain can be involved. Any two people with lupus may have different symptoms. They may also have different lengths of time when the disease is active or in remission. While lupus cannot be cured, your health care provider can help you control symptoms and lead a relatively normal life. What Happens in the Body? Normally the immune system protects us by attacking bacteria, viruses and other cells recognized as foreign and harmful to the body. But in lupus, the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells and tissue. Because of this, lupus is called an autoimmune disorder (auto means self). The reasons for these mistakes by the immune system are not completely understood. It is known that certain medicines can help prevent the immune system from making mistakes. These medicines are very useful in treating lupus symptoms and preventing damage to the body. The inflammatory response is another way that our bodies protect us from foreign cells and infection. Examples of inflammation are red itchy eyes or a sore throat. When the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue, the body mistakenly tries to help by causing inflammation. This can damage healthy tissues and cause pain. Because of this, lupus is also called an

23. Joint And Muscle Pain In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Lupus Foundation O Words of Caution. Joint And Muscle Pain In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Francisco P. Quismorio, Jr., MD University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles. http://www.lupus.org/education/brochures/jointpain.html

Home About LFA Mailing List Chapter Locator ... Brochures search: Choose Section - Education - Support - LFA Research - What's New? - LFA In Action - News - Research - Awareness Lupus Disease - Cutaneous (skin) - Drug-Induced - Neonatal - Overlap - Systemic Education Information and Publications Support LFA Research ... What's New? Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. www.lupus.org 2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 710 Washington, DC 20036 Phone 202-349-1155 Fax 202-349-1156 Contact Us Words of Caution Joint And Muscle Pain In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Francisco P. Quismorio, Jr., M.D. University of Southern California-Los Angeles Introduction Lupus Arthritis Diagnosis Treatment Fibromyalgia In SLE Diagnosis Treatment Avascular Necrosis Of The Bone (AVN) Diagnosis Treatment Tendonitis And Bursitis Other Causes Of Musculoskeletal Pain Lupus Myositis Diagnosis Treatment Drug-Induced Muscle Weakness The Lupus Foundation of America Related Information Introduction More than 90 percent of people with SLE will experience joint and/or muscle pain at some time during the course of their illness. At the onset of the disease, the major complaint of more than half of SLE patients is pain in the joints.

24. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical Overview Clinical overview of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic, usually lifelong, potentially fatal autoimmune disease. Lupus http://cerebel.com/lupus/overview.html

Lupus Clinical Overview H. Michael Belmont, M.D. Medical Director, Hospital for Joint Diseases New York University Medical Center Recommended Lupus Books Shop for Lupus Introduction Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, usually life-long, potentially fatal autoimmune disease characterized by unpredictable exacerbations and remissions with protean clinical manifestations. In SLE there is a predilection for clinical involvement of the joints, skin, kidney, brain, serosa, lug, heart and gastrointestinal tract. Women and minorities are disproportionately affected and SLE is most common in women of child-bearing age although it has ben reported in both extremes of life (e.g. diagnosed in infants and in the tenth decade of life). The prevalence in the Unites States had been estimated as approximately 500,000 but a recent telephone survey commissioned by the Lupus Foundation of America suggested a prevalence of as many as 2,000,000. A recent study identified a prevalence of 500 per 100,000 (1:200) in women residing in the area surrounding Birmingham, Alabama. The prognosis for patients with SLE has greatly improved over the last few decades with at least 80-90% of all patients surviving ten years. Thereafter life expectancy approximates that of age matched controls. This improvement reflects the general advancements in health care (i.e. dialysis, antibiotics, antihypertensives, newer immunosuppressives with more favorable efficacy to toxicity ration) but also the specialized care available for patients with SLE.

25. Antiphospholipid Antibodies And Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Antiphospholipid Antibodies And systemic lupus erythematosus. Michelle Petri, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine The Johns Hopkins http://www.hamline.edu/lupus/articles/Antiphospholipid_Antibodies_and_Systemic_L

Antiphospholipid Antibodies And Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Michelle Petri, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Medicine The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD What are antiphospholipid antibodies? There are several kinds of antiphospholipid antibodies. The most widely measured are the lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibody. These antibodies react with phospholipid, a type of fat molecule that is part of the normal cell membrane. Lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibody are closely related, but are not the same antibody. This means that someone can have one and not the other. There are other antiphospholipid antibodies, but they are not commonly measured. How common are antiphospholipid antibodies? As with other autoantibodies (antibodies directed against one's self) in lupus, the antiphospholipid antibodies can come and go in any individual patient. It turns out that there are many ways to measure these antibodies, and different methods may not always give the same result. For example, in different studies, 8 to 65 percent of people with lupus have the lupus anticoagulant, and 25 to 61 percent have anticardiolipin antibody. These antibodies can also be found in people who do not have lupus. For example, two percent of young women have anticardiolipin antibody. These antibodies were first discovered in people who have lupus, but it is not necessary to have lupus to have these antibodies. In fact, in most studies, over 50% of people with these antibodies do not have lupus. We do not understand why a person's immune system begins to manufacture these antibodies.

26. The Eye And Systemic Lupus Erythematosus The Eye and systemic lupus erythematosus. systemic lupus erythematosus is a wide ranging disease and can affect many organ systems, and the eye is no exception. http://www.hamline.edu/~wnk/lupus/articles/eye.html

The Eye and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by W Kevin Thomas, M.D. From Lupus Erythematosus, Vol 2, Atlanta Chapter, Lupus Erythematosus Foundation, Inc. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a wide ranging disease and can affect many organ systems, and the eye is no exception. Involvement of the eyeball itself is much more common than involvement of the orbit, or socket of the eye. However, when there is involvement of the orbit this is most often manifested by the formation of modules on the conjunctive (the most exterior tissue layer of the eyeball and inner lid). There may also be an accompanying swelling or edema of the lids themselves. The most common observable ocular finding in lupus is the presence of "cotton wool spots" in the retina, or lining of the eye. These "spots" represent areas of the retina which are edematous due to a decreased blood flow, and hence oxygen supply, to certain areas of the retina. Of great importance to both the patient and the doctor is that these changes in the retina will often parallel exacerbations in the general disease state. Although the presence of a "cotton wool spot" is not specific to lupus, the presence of one in a young to middle aged patient should sugest lupus. There are other less common changes which may develop in the retina, and these include the deposition of fat cells in the retina, narrowing the arteriolar blood supply, and occlusion of the main blood vessels to th eye, which could result in a significant loss of visual acuity.

27. SYSTEMIC LUPUS Erythematosus-Medfacts-National Jewish Medical And Research Cente systemic lupus erythematosus MedFact From National Jewish Medical and Research Center 1 Respiratory Hospital in America. systemic lupus erythematosus. http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/systemic.html

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus , often just called lupus, is a chronic disease that can affect almost any part of the body. People with mild lupus may only have a skin rash and/or joint pain. In more severe lupus, important organs like the kidneys, heart, blood vessels, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and brain can be involved. Any two people with lupus may have different symptoms. They may also have different lengths of time when the disease is active or in remission. While lupus cannot be cured, your health care provider can help you control symptoms and lead a relatively normal life. What Happens in the Body? Normally the immune system protects us by attacking bacteria, viruses and other cells recognized as foreign and harmful to the body. But in lupus, the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells and tissue. Because of this, lupus is called an autoimmune disorder (auto means self). The reasons for these mistakes by the immune system are not completely understood. It is known that certain medicines can help prevent the immune system from making mistakes. These medicines are very useful in treating lupus symptoms and preventing damage to the body. The inflammatory response is another way that our bodies protect us from foreign cells and infection. Examples of inflammation are red itchy eyes or a sore throat. When the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue, the body mistakenly tries to help by causing inflammation. This can damage healthy tissues and cause pain. Because of this, lupus is also called an

28. Discovery Health Systemic Lupus Erythematosus systemic lupus erythematosus, OR SLE, is an autoimmune disorder that affects many parts of the body. search, systemic lupus erythematosus. By Minot Cleveland, MD. http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/1787.html

29. Discovery Health :: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus systemic lupus erythematosus, OR SLE, is an autoimmune disorder that affects many parts of the body. systemic lupus erythematosus. By Minot Cleveland, MD. http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/1787.html

postionList = "compscreen,hedthick,admedia,tower,nuiad"; OAS_RICH("admedia"); June 02, 2004 EDT OAS_RICH("hedthick"); systemic lupus erythematosus By Minot Cleveland, MD Systemic lupus erythematosus, OR SLE, is an autoimmune disorder that affects many parts of the body. An autoimmune disorder is a condition in which the body creates antibodies against its own tissues. What is going on in the body? A person with SLE produces antibodies against many of his or her own tissues. This autoimmune reaction can damage many parts of the body. These include: brain and nervous system digestive system eyes heart joints and muscles kidney lung skin What are the signs and symptoms of the disease? Because SLE affects so many different parts of the body, the disease has many signs and symptoms. These are best listed by organ system. Signs and symptoms that affect the whole body: fatigue fever loss of appetite nausea ... weight loss Signs and symptoms that affect the skin: hives loss of scalp hair red "butterfly rash" on the face, which extends over the cheeks and bridge of the nose in the shape of a butterfly red, raised

30. Bmj.com Collected Resources : Systemic Lupus Erythematosus systemic lupus erythematosus. 1 Citation displayed. Collected Resources Home. Show systemic lupus erythematosus collections from other journals. http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/collection/systemic_lupus_erythematosus

Home Help Search/Archive Feedback Collected Resources Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 1 Citation displayed. Most recent content (3 Jun 2000): News SLE is caused by cell debris Abi Berger BMJ 2000;320:1495 , doi:10.1136/bmj.320.7248.1495/a [Full text] [PDF] Sign up for Customised @lerts Collected Resources Home Show Systemic Lupus Erythematosus collections from other journals. Related collections: Rheumatology Connective tissue disease Musculoskeletal syndromes (including chronic fatigue and Gulf war syndromes) Osteoarthritis ... Rheumatoid Arthritis Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Drugs: musculoskeletal and joint diseases Osteoporosis Other Rheumatology Jobs ... BMJ Bookshop Journals Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases [Link] Cochrane reviews Home Help ... Feedback Collected Resources

31. THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 5, Ch. 50, Diffuse Connective Tissue systemic lupus erythematosus. Discoid Lupus Erythematosus. click here for navigation help. systemic lupus erythematosus (Disseminated Lupus Erythematosus). http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section5/chapter50/50e.jsp

32. THE MERCK MANUALSECOND HOME EDITION, Systemic Lupus systemic lupus erythematosus. systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is a chronic inflammatory connective tissue disorder that can http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual_home2/sec05/ch068/ch068b.jsp

33. EMedicine Health - Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) Overview systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus, SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s immune system attacks various organs or cells of the body causing http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/5382-1.asp

Search June 2, 2004 Registration Healthcare Professionals High cholesterol can affect children. Is your child at risk? About 1 million people in the United States have Crohn disease. What are treatment options? Is there a connection between IBD and Crohn Disease? About one third of those with diabetes do not know they have it. Are you one? Two million or more Americans have schizophrenia. Is someone you love affected? One third of those with asthma are children. What are the symptoms and triggers? Asthma Cholesterol Crohn Disease Diabetes ... Mental Health You are in: Immune System Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) Overview While lupus is a chronic illness, it is characterized by periods when the disease activity is minimal or absent (remission) and when it is active (relapse or flare). The outlook for patients with SLE today is much better than years ago because of greater awareness and better tests leading to earlier diagnosis and treatment and more effective and safer medications. Last updated: May 17, 2004

34. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune illness that causes a characteristic butterflyshaped rash on the face accompanied by inflammation of http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/Concern/Lupus.htm

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35. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus systemic lupus erythematosus. What Is systemic lupus erythematosus? systemic lupus erythematosus (also called SLE or lupus) causes a variety of problems. http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/sle.asp?aud=pat

36. COR PULMONALE IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE L May 1995. COR PULMONALE IN systemic lupus erythematosus A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. Pulmonary vascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus. http://www.kfshrc.edu.sa/annals/153/93262.html

May 1995 COR PULMONALE IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE M. Jawaid Akhtar, MRCP(UK), FRCP(Ire); Sulaiman Al-Majed, FRCP(C) From the Divisions of Cardiology (Dr. Akhtar) and Chest (Dr. Al-Majed), Department of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh. Address reprint requests and correspondence to Dr. Akhtar: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (38), College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia. Accepted for publication 10 August 1994. Pulmonary hypertension is rare in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) although pulmonary involvement occurs in about 50%. Pulmonary hypertension without obvious pulmonary infiltration is even rarer, the mechanism of which is unclear. We report here a case of SLE who presented with severe pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale without any evidence of parenchymal lung disease. Case Report The patient was a 19-year-old Saudi female who was admitted to King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh with a two-year history of dyspnea, easy fatigability, palpitations, anorexia, loss of weight, dry cough and episodic attacks of fever every three to four months with night sweats for the last two years. Five days prior to admission she developed pain in various large and small joints with swelling in interphalangeal and right wrist joints and described features of Raynaud's phenomenon. Chest roentgenogram showed cardiomegaly with prominent pulmonary conus. No lung infiltrate was noticed. High resolution computed tomography (CT) scan was not done. Ultrasound of the abdomen revealed an enlarged liver with mild ascites. Pulmonary function test revealed a restrictive pattern with decreased diffusion lung capacity. Ventilation/perfusion scan of the lungs did not reveal any evidence of pulmonary embolism. Cross-sectional echocardiography and Doppler studies revealed significant enlargement of the right atrium and right ventricle with dilated pulmonary artery and moderate degree of pericardial effusion. Moderate tricuspid incompetence was also detected.

37. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus MAIN SEARCH INDEX. systemic lupus erythematosus. systemic lupus erythematosus. In Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine, ed. Anthony S. Fauci, et al. http://www.ehendrick.org/healthy/001323.htm

MAIN SEARCH INDEX Systemic lupus erythematosus Definition Description Causes and symptoms Diagnosis ... Resources Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the individual's immune system attacks, injures, and destroys the body's own organs and tissues. Nearly every system of the body can be affected by SLE, as depicted in the illustration above. (Illustration by Electronic Illustrators Group.) Definition Systemic lupus erythematosus (also called lupus or SLE) is a disease where a person's immune system attacks and injures the body's own organs and tissues. Almost every system of the body can be affected by SLE. Description The body's immune system is a network of cells and tissues responsible for clearing the body of invading foreign organisms, like bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Antibodies are special immune cells that recognize these foreign invaders, and begin a chain of events to destroy them. In an autoimmune disorder like SLE, a person's antibodies begin to recognize the body's own tissues as foreign. Cells and chemicals of the immune system damage the tissues of the body. The reaction that occurs in tissue is called inflammation. Inflammation includes swelling, redness, increased blood flow, and tissue destruction. In SLE, some of the common antibodies that normally fight diseases are thought to be out of control. These include antinuclear antibodies and anti-DNA antibodies. Antinuclear antibodies are directed against the cell's central structure that contains genetic material (the nucleus). Anti-DNA antibodies are directed against the cell's genetic material. DNA is the chemical substance that makes up the chromosomes and genes.

38. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus -- ECureMe.com systemic lupus erythematosus, more about systemic lupus erythematosus, Normal, Abnormal, Abnormal. more about systemic lupus erythematosus, http://www.ecureme.com/emyhealth/data/Systemic_lupus_erythematosus.asp

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39. Lupus Erythematosus - About Lupus About lupus. What is lupus? systemic lupus erythematosus, also called lupus or SLE for short, belongs to the family of rheumatic diseases. http://www.orthop.washington.edu/arthritis/types/lupus

Home About Us Clinics Physicians ... Contact Us A program of Table of contents About lupus What is lupus? Incidence and risk factors Prognosis ... View article with questions External links Lupus Foundation of America [Top] Lupus Erythematosus Edited by Frederick A. Matsen III, M.D. and Gregory C. Gardner, M.D. Last updated June 7, 2003 About lupus What is lupus? Systemic lupus erythematosus, also called lupus or SLE for short, belongs to the family of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatic diseases affect joints , muscles and other parts of the body, and often involve abnormalities of the immune system. Lupus can affect not only joints and muscles but also skin, kidneys, nervous system, lungs, heart and the blood-forming organs. Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the tissues of the body are attacked by the overly active immune system and is treated by suppressing the immune system. There are two common forms of lupus: discoid and systemic. Discoid lupus is a disease of the skin which is often chronic and leads to scarring. It may be limited to the skin and not be associated with disease in any other body systems. In other cases, discoid lupus may be one of the features of the systemic form of lupus. This information focuses on the systemic form of the disease. Incidence and risk factors Lupus affects women about eight or 10 times as often as men. In most cases, the symptoms first appear in women of child-bearing age (usually age 18-45). However, lupus can occur in young children or in older people. It occurs more often in blacks and in some Asian and North American Indian groups than in whites.

40. Lupus Erythematosus rash. Lupus The Basics Basic information about the autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly known as lupus. Lupus http://arthritis.about.com/cs/lupus/

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