Review article

The history of systemic lupus erythematosus

Dubravka Bosnić ; Department for Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Clinic for Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

In this review paper the history of systemic lupus erythematosus is presented. History of systemic lupus is summarized in three periods, the classical period of discovering the visible manifestations of the disease, the neoclassical period discovering the concept of systemic disease, and modern times, which provided insight into disease mechanisms and facilitated the formation of objective diagnostic approach.

Keywords

systemic lupus erythematosus; history

Hrčak ID:

125186

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/125186

Publication date:

21.11.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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