| DILE | drug-induced lupus erythematosus |
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| DPLN | diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis |
| DRL | dorsal root, lumbar; drug-related lupus |
| LA | lactic acid; large amount; laser angioplasty; late abortion; late antigen; latex agglutination; left... |
| LAC | La Crosse [virus]; lactase; left atrial circumflex [artery]; left atrial contraction; linguoaxiocerv... |
| SCLE | Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus |
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| SLAM | Systemic Lupus Activity Measure |
| SLE | Systemic Lupus Erytematosus |
| SLEDAI | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index |
| SLICC/ACR | Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology |
| neonatal tetany | Hypocalcaemic tetany occurring in neonates or young infants, due to transient functional hypoparathyroidism in consumption of cow's milk (high phosphorus content). Synonym: myotonia neonatorum, tetania neonatorum, tetanism. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| neonatal tooth | A tooth erupting up to 30 days after birth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intensive care, neonatal | Continuous care and monitoring of newborn infants with life-threatening conditions, in any setting. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intensive care units, neonatal | Hospital units providing continuing surveillance and care to acutely ill newborn infants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| isoimmune neonatal thrombocytopenia | Immune thrombocytopenia resulting from maternal-foetal platelet incompatibility. (05 Mar 2000) |
| early neonatal death | Death of a liveborn infant occurring less than 7 completed days (168 hours) from the time of birth, late neonatal death, death of a liveborn infant occurring after 7 completed days of age but before 28 completed days. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jaundice, neonatal | The jaundice sometimes seen in newborn infants. It is also called icterus neonatorum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| panniculitis, lupus erythematosus | A type of lupus erythematosus characterised by deep dermal or subcutaneous nodules, most often on the head, face, or upper arms. It is generally chronic and occurs most often in women between the ages of 20 and 45. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chilblain lupus | Skin lesions seen in patients with lupus erythematosus, resembling the small, hardened nodular areas of a cold injury called chilblains. Synonym: chilblain lupus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chilblain lupus erythematosus | Skin lesions seen in patients with lupus erythematosus, resembling the small, hardened nodular areas of a cold injury called chilblains. Synonym: chilblain lupus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic discoid lupus erythematosus | A form of lupus erythematosus in which cutaneous lesions are present; these commonly appear on the face and are atrophic plaques with erythema, hyperkeratosis, follicular plugging, and telangiectasia; in some instances systemic lupus erythematosis may develop. Synonym: chronic discoid lupus erythematosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous lupus erythematosus | Skin disease seen in patients with discoid form of lupus erythematosus, a term for a variety of skin lesions seen in systemic lupus erythematosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| systemic lupus erythematosus | <immunology, nephrology, rheumatology> 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) |
| discoid lupus erythematosus | A form of lupus erythematosus in which cutaneous lesions are present; these commonly appear on the face and are atrophic plaques with erythema, hyperkeratosis, follicular plugging, and telangiectasia; in some instances systemic lupus erythematosis may develop. Synonym: chronic discoid lupus erythematosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disseminated lupus erythematosus | <immunology, nephrology, rheumatology> 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) |