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Presented by Olivia Wassef What is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus SLE An Autoimmune Chronic Inflammatory Disease Immune System produces proteins called autoantibodies that turns against. Shivani. V. Reddy, M.D.. 3/6/2014. University of Louisville. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Patient Presentation. CC. : . blurry vision . OU. HPI. : . 12 year old white male presents with 1 week history of blurry vision OU. . Canis lupus . Canis lupus means a grey wolf with a brindled grey coat that lives in the northern regions in Latin. There are many more like the dire wolf or Canis dirus and the red wolf or Canis Rufus. . Ryan Douglas Turnewitsch. Brandon Joseph Stewart. December 2, 2014. Biology 430. SLE – What is it?. Systemic . lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies resulting from the dysfunction of T cells, B cells, and dendritic cells. . Nephritis. What is Nephritis?. - It is essentially inflammation of the kidneys.. Types of Nephritis. Acute Nephritic Syndrome. Chronic Glomerulonephritis. A&P Review. Glomerulus- is an integral part of the nephron which is the basic unit of the kidney.. . Dr. : Mohamed . Abdelhafez. . . . . Nephrology specialist . . MNGH. Agenda. DEFINITION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY. ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS. RENAL AND EXTRARENAL MANIFESTATIONS. IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS IN LUPUS NEPHRITIS. Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Vitamins A, C, E and D. Cardiovascular disease in lupus. Benefits of certain diets, omega 3. Herbal Supplements. Disclaimer: No specific diet for the treatment of SLE exists at this time. Dr. Barbara Mendez . Assistant Professor at Albert Einstein . Director of the lupus Clinic . Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) . Introduction:. Lupus is a complex autoimmune disease. With excessive immune system activation. History. Classical. Middle Ages. 12. th. century physician . Rogerius. Neoclassical. Moric. Kaposi. Modern. 1948 . discovery of the LP cell. History cont. . First Medications. 1894. Quinine. Salicylates. A BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION 2015 This publication was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number 5U38OT00025-02 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Its contents are solely the responsibility Dimitrios. T. . Boumpas. (. leader. ), George Bertsias (. facilitator. ), on behalf of the Study Group members. The EULAR study Group on SLE was established in 2011 and has the following . objectives. . Discussion and Conclusion. Reference. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily effects women with an 8:1 prevalence. Renal disease and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are very common presentations of lupus, seen in 50% of patients. Masri. It’s an . Inflammatory process . that involves . glomeruli. (. damage involving . the . basement . membrane. ,. capillary endothelium. , and . mesangium. ). . (while in . nephr. O. tic. syndrome the main structure to be damaged is . Download PDF Natural Lupus Treatment System™ eBook by Dr. Gary M. Levin - a comprehensive package for people suffering from autoimmune diseases like lupus. Dr.Harish. Sivagnanam, Dr. . Ramasubramanian.V. , . Dr.Kannan. . Bhaba.V. , . Dr.P.K.Senthil. Kumar, . Dr.Murugesh. Anand. Tirunelveli Medical College and Hospital , Tirunelveli. BACKGROUND . Systemic Lupus Erythematosus(SLE) is a common autoimmune disorder which involves multiple systems. Even though it’s a common disorder of women in their reproductive age , It can occur across all ages and genders. Kidney is involved in almost 38 % of the patients with SLE. 40 to 60 % of patients have overt findings at the time of diagnosis . Patients with SLE can have antiphospholipid antibodies (.