TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Marciniak, Bruno A1 - Dalens, Bernard J. PY - 2006 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications 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. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58087688 ER -