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lupus

In medicine, any of various diseases characterized by lesions of the skin. One form (lupus vulgaris) is caused by the tubercle bacillus (see tuberculosis). The organism produces ulcers that spread and eat away the underlying tissues. Treatment is primarily with standard antituberculous drugs, but ultraviolet light may also be used.

Lupus erythematous (LE) has two forms: discoid LE, seen as red, scaly patches on the skin, especially the face; and disseminated or systemic LE, which may affect connective tissue anywhere in the body, often involving the internal organs. The latter is much more serious. Treatment is with corticosteroids. LE is an autoimmune disease.

It was announced in June 2000 that lupus affects over 1 million people in the USA.

Lupus

Constellation of the southern hemisphere, represented as a wolf. Most of its brighter stars form part of Gould's Belt.
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Sex ratios are nearly equal in drug-induced lupus and nephritis and central nervous system features are absent, although lupus nephritis has been known to occur with hydralazine.
Hydralazine-induced lupus by Singh, Sonal / Southern Medical Journal
Drug-induced lupus refers to a form of lupus caused by medication.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Pamphlet by: Nat'l Inst. of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
2) By 1972, five comprehensive reviews of this material had been published, and the problem of drug-induced lupus had been discussed in widely circulated journals.
Hydralazine-induced lupus: maintaining vigilance with increased use ... by Self, Timothy H. / Southern Medical Journal
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