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:*Drugs, such as [[chlorpromazine]], [[hydralazine]], [[isoniazid]], [[methyldopa]], [[penicillamine]], [[procainamide]], quinidine and [[sulfasalazine]]. | :*Drugs, such as [[chlorpromazine]], [[hydralazine]], [[isoniazid]], [[methyldopa]], [[penicillamine]], [[procainamide]], [[quinidine]] and [[sulfasalazine]]. | ||
==How to know you have systemic lupus erythematosus?== | ==How to know you have systemic lupus erythematosus?== |
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What is systemic lupus erythematosus?
How do I know if I have systemic lupus erythematosus and what are the symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus?
Who is at risk for systemic lupus erythematosus?
The underlying cause of this autoimmune disease is not clear. Clinical data show the onset of systemic lupus erythematosus ia associated with the following factors:
- Female: SLE affects nine times as many women as men.
- Age: From 10 to 50
- Race: African Americans and Asians are affected more often than people from other races.
- Drugs, such as chlorpromazine, hydralazine, isoniazid, methyldopa, penicillamine, procainamide, quinidine and sulfasalazine.
How to know you have systemic lupus erythematosus?
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Diseases with similar symptoms
Where to find medical care for systemic lupus erythematosus?
Directions to Hospitals Treating systemic lupus erythematosus
Prevention of systemic lupus erythematosus
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Copyleft Sources
http://www.medicinenet.com/systemic_lupus/article.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000435.htm
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/SLE_09.pdf
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/809378-overview
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/lupus_systemic_lupus_erythematosus/article_em.htm