Lupus erythematosus - Simple English Wikipedia

# Lupus erythematosus

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Lupus erythematosus, also called Lupus, is a disease. It is chronic, this means it does not go away. It is a disease of the Immune system that happens when the immune system attacks itself. The disease can be deadly. Lupus causes swelling and tissue damage. Lupus can attack any part of the body, but it most commonly affects the heart, joints (rheumatological), skin, lungs, blood vessels and brain/nervous system. Lupus is treatable, mainly with immunosuppression, though there is no cure for it now. Lupus takes its name from the Latin word "Lupus", meaning wolf. This refers to the wolf-like rash that some patients develop. In the United States alone, there are 270,000 to 1.5 million (1,500,000) cases of Lupus. World Wide, it is estimated that over 5 million (5,000,000) people have Lupus. The disease mainly affects young women, but men can still get it.

The criteria for diagnosing Lupus can be found here. [1]

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