Terms & Properties

Preferred Name:  Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Definition:  An autoimmune multi-organ disease typically associated with vasculopathy and autoantibody production. Most patients have antinuclear antibodies (ANA). The presence of anti-dsDNA or anti-Smith antibodies are highly-specific.

NICHD Definition:  An autoimmune multi-organ disease typically associated with vasculopathy and autoantibody production. Most patients have antinuclear antibodies (ANA). The presence of anti-dsDNA or anti-Smith antibodies are highly-specific.

NCI-GLOSS Definition:  A chronic, inflammatory, connective tissue disease that can affect many organs including the joints, skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, and nervous system. It is marked by many different symptoms; however, not everyone with SLE has all of the symptoms.

Display Name:  Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Label:  Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

NCI Thesaurus Code:  C3201 (Search for linked caDSR metadata)   (search value sets)

NCI Metathesaurus Link:  C4229824  (see NCI Metathesaurus info)

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)

SLE

SLE - Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus, unspecified

External Source Codes: 

UMLS CUI

C4229824

Other Properties:

Name	Value (qualifiers indented underneath)
code	C3201
Contributing_Source	Cellosaurus
Contributing_Source	CTRP
Contributing_Source	mCode
Contributing_Source	NICHD
Contributing_Source	PCDC
Legacy Concept Name	Systemic_Lupus_Erythematosus
Semantic_Type	Disease or Syndrome

Additional Concept Data: 

Defined Fully by Roles: No

URL:https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C3201