SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms

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	Synonyms:	disseminated lupus erythematosus, SLE

	See Also:	lupus

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	SLE. A chronic inflammatory connective tissue disease marked by skin rashes, joint pain and swelling, inflammation of the kidneys, inflammation of the fibrous tissue surrounding the heart (i.e., the pericardium), as well as other problems. Not all affected individuals display all of these problems. May be referred to as lupus.

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