Definition of Disseminated lupus erythematosus

1. Noun. An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.

Exact synonyms: Sle, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Generic synonyms: Lupus

Medical Definition of Disseminated lupus erythematosus

1. A disease of humans, probably autoimmune with antinuclear and other antibodies in plasma. Immune complex deposition in the glomerular capillaries is a particular problem. Acronym: SLE (19 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Disseminated Lupus Erythematosus

dissembles
dissembling
dissemblingly
dissemblings
dissembowelment
dissembowelments
disseminate
disseminate coccidioidomycosis
disseminated
disseminated choroiditis
disseminated cutaneous gangrene
disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis
disseminated disease
disseminated intravascular coagulation
disseminated lupus erythematosus (current term)
disseminated multiple sclerosis
disseminated necrotizing leukoencephalopathy
disseminated sclerosis
disseminated tuberculosis
disseminates
disseminating
dissemination
disseminations
disseminative
disseminator
disseminators
disseminule
disseminules
dissension

Literary usage of Disseminated lupus erythematosus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on diseases of the skin for advanced students and practitioners by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1916)
"... or disseminated (lupus erythematosus disseminatus). The former is the common clinical type, and is usually seen about the nose, cheeks, and ears, ..."

2. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1908)
"In the case of this patient an eruption presented itself with all the characteristics of the milder variety of disseminated Lupus erythematosus; in addition ..."

3. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1895)
"The tuberculous nature of disseminated lupus erythematosus, asserted by Besnier and others, is supported by a case which came under the observation of Audry ..."

4. Diseases of the Skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1916)
"Clinically, lupus erythematosus may be circumscribed (discoid) or disseminated (lupus erythematosus disseminatus). The former is by far the more common type ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Disseminated lupus erythematosus on Dictionary.com!Search for Disseminated lupus erythematosus on Thesaurus.com!Search for Disseminated lupus erythematosus on Google!Search for Disseminated lupus erythematosus on Wikipedia!