[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. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0024141 Relation/PAR: autoimmune disease
Connective Tissue Disease
Cutaneous Disorder
Relation/CHD: Lupus Glomerulonephritis
Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System