Noun: systemic lupus erythematosus
- An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face, neck or arms
"The butterfly rash on her face was a classic sign of systemic lupus erythematosus";
- SLE, disseminated lupus erythematosus
Type of: lupus
Encyclopedia: Systemic lupus erythematosus