Lupus vs. Sarcoidosis

Lupusnoun

(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.

Lupusnoun

originally, a cutaneous disease with the appearance of the skin having been gnawed, and occurring under two distinct forms. Now used as a generic term for over ten distinguishable diseases having visible cutaneous symptoms.

Lupusnoun

The Wolf, a constellation situated south of Scorpio.

Lupusnoun

any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease

Lupusnoun

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus

Lupus

Lupus, technically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body. Symptoms vary between people and may be mild to severe.

Sarcoidosisnoun

(medicine) A multisystem disorder characterized by granulomas.

Sarcoidosisnoun

a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands

Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis (also known as Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease) is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells that form lumps known as granulomata. The disease usually begins in the lungs, skin, or lymph nodes.