RT Book, Section A1 Bissonnette, Bruno A1 Luginbuehl, Igor A1 Marciniak, Bruno A1 Dalens, Bernard J. SR Print(0) ID 58087688 T1 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications YR 2006 FD 2006 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780071354554 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58087688 RD 2024/04/19 AB A chronic and potentially fatal autoimmune (antinuclear antibodies) disease characterized by unpredictable exacerbation and remission of inflammatory multisystemic disorder of connective tissue. The circulation of immune complexes and activation of the complement leads to involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys, serosal membranes, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and heart.