Synonyms for lupus
ˈlu pəslu·pus

Princeton's WordNet

1. lupusnoun

   any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease

2. Lupusnoun

   a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus

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1. • Constellation
   • Skin Disease

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lupus

   Synonyms:
   Lupus erythematosus, see there
   

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1. Zack Davies:

   My biggest concern is he catches something and then brings it back to my wife, i feel our children are going to be fine. They'll bounce back. But somebody with lupus -- it's a tougher fight for her. A common cold for me and you, we're down maybe two days. Something like that for her, we're looking at weeks. And it's scary.

2. Arta Bakshandeh:

   I think the most frustrating thing for patients with SLE is the need to avoid sunlight, several patients have expressed to me their sadness because they no longer go hiking or go out to the beach because the sunlight triggers their lupus.

3. Arta Bakshandeh:

   During a lupus flare, the body is essentially attacking itself, causing inflammation throughout the body.

4. President Trump:

   The patient population that is the most vulnerable are the lupus patients because hydroxychloroquine is the only drug known to prolong survival of these patients.

5. Arta Bakshandeh:

   The best way to manage lupus is to be followed regularly by a rheumatologist and [stay compliant] with medication.