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MeSH Heading: Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Tree Number(s): C17.300.480; C20.111.590
Unique ID: D008180
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008180
Annotation: if not specified as "systemic" it is still probably correct to index here, not also discoid; LE CELLS see NEUTROPHILS is also available
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Libman-Sacks Disease; Lupus Erythematosus Disseminatus; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
NLM Classification #: QZ 194
See Also: Antiphospholipid Syndrome; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0012757
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Preferred Term
Term UI T024387
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Lupus Erythematosus Disseminatus
Term UI T024385
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Term UI T024386
Date12/31/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

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