Children's rheumatology - Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Pediatric Rheumatology | RWJBarnabas Health NJ

Dr Aruna S Malipeddi, Sr Consultant, Rheumatology speaks about systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Also called as lupus, in this autoimmune disease the immune system attacks healthy tissues and can range from mild to severe conditions. While mild symptoms can cause rashes on face and other sun exposed areas, hair fall, mouth ulcers, and fatigue, etc; severe cases on the other hand may affect organs such as the lungs (coughing, blood in sputum), kidneys (swelling, frothy urine), and nervous syste

Lupus

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus)