Medicina: Cardiologia: Ipertensione arteriosa
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| systemic lupus erythematous |
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| Definition |
An inflammatory connective tissue disease of unknown cause that occurs chiefly in women and that is characterised especially by fever, skin rash and arthritis, often by acute hemolytic anemia, by small hemorrhages in the skin and mocous membranes, by inflammation of the pericardium, and in serious cases by involvement of the kidneys and central nervous system.
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(57)
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Of particular note are the diverse systemic diseases that can cause hypertension, particularlt connective tissue abnormalities such as systemic lupus erythematous, scleroderma, and polymyositis.
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(1) p. 156
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Rheumatology
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| it |
LUPUS ERITEMATOSO SISTEMICO
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