Lupus

• discoid lupus erythematosus

  A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages...

• lupus erythematosus

  A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or...

Also contains

• rheumatism

  A chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities;...

• pemphigus

  A skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal...

• scleroderma

  An autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous...

• MS

  A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve ...

• type I diabetes

  Severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive...

• thrombocytopenic purpura

  Purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which...

• ankylosing spondylitis

  A chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility...

• Hashimoto's disease

  Autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland; most common in middle-aged women.

• myasthenia

  A chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness...

• Graves' disease

  Exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion...

• autoimmunity

  Production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune...