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10. Systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
Rasaratnam Indi,
Ryan Peter F J
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb140110.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology
T he connective tissue diseases are a group of conditions with mu hiorgan involvement typified by pathological ch anges, usually in blood vessels an d conne ct ive tissues. Systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, polymyositis and systemic scleros is, plus rheum atoid arthritis, arc the five classic connec tive tissue diseases. Each of these ca n be associate d with Sjog ren 's syndrome, which in its primary for m may be the mos t common of the connective tissue diseases. System ic scleros is, der matomyositis and polymyositis will be described in the next articl e in th e ,"'VA R heum atology series . Syst em ic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a rare, chro nic, infla m matory d isease of unknown cause with multiorgan involvement , found m ost com mo nly in wom en of childbearing age . T he spectrum of organ involvem ent ru ns from a relat ively benign cutaneo us erupt ion to a severe, potent ially fat al, syste mic d isea se .