- lupus by Jasmin Bates
... latin) wolf, pike. lupus band the deposit of immunoglobulin or complement, or both, at the basement membrane zone that can be demonstrated by direct immunofluorescence testing in lupus erythematosus.lupus panniculitis, lupus profundus circumscribed, subcutaneous nodules of panniculitis associated with lupus erythematosus.
- lupus by Jaiden Chandler
N. A disease of the skin and mucous membrane.lupus erythematosus(systemic lupus erythematosus, disseminated lupus erythematosus), n. A chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology affecting skin, joints, kidneys, nervous system, serous membranes, and often other organs of the body. The classical facial “butterfly rash ...
- lupus hypertrophicus by mario mendoza
N. A form of lupus vulgaris in which the tubercles are grouped into prominent hypertrophic nodules with deep-seated scarring, usually on the chin. Also called lupus tumidus...
- lupoid hepatitis by Robert Knight
N. An active chronic hepatitis that is characterized by jaundice with liver cell damage and by positive lupus erythematosus cell tests, but that does not present the physical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.
- lupus erythematosus (LE) by Payton Sanders
the Latin word lupus means wolf and erythematosus refers to redness; abbreviated LE. The name lupus erythematosus has been used since the 13th century because human medicine physicians thought the shape and color of the skin lesions (butterfly rash) gave affected patients a wolf-like appearance. Currently, there are at ...