Definition of "lupus erythematosus" [lupus erythematosus]

• Any of several connective tissue disorders, especially systemic lupus erythematosus, that primarily affect women of childbearing age, have a variety of clinical forms, and are characterized by red scaly skin lesions. (noun)

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• "Prevalence of symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus SLE and of fluorescent antinuclear antibodies associated with chronic exposure to trichloroethylene and other chemicals in well water."
• "Systemic lupus erythematosus in relation to environmental pollution: An investigation in an African-American community in North Georgia."
• "Prevalence of symptoms of systematic lupus erythematosus SLE and of fluorescent antinuclear antibodies associated with chronic exposure to trichloroethylene and other chemicals in well water."