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== Definition/Description | == Definition/Description<br> == | ||
Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that can manifest itself in several different ways; two of these include discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).<sup>1</sup> Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic, rheumatic, inflammatory disease that can affect a person’s skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, heart, nervous system, blood, and mucous membranes. It does not affect all patients in the same way; patients all experience variable organ involvement. <sup>1,2</sup> | |||
== Prevalence == | == Prevalence == |
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Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that can manifest itself in several different ways; two of these include discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).1 Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic, rheumatic, inflammatory disease that can affect a person’s skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, heart, nervous system, blood, and mucous membranes. It does not affect all patients in the same way; patients all experience variable organ involvement. 1,2
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