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The following 2 entries include the term erythematosus.
lupus erythematosus
noun: a disorder characterized by skin inflammation
systemic lupus erythematosus
noun: a chronic, inflammatory, variable autoimmune disease of connective tissue that occurs chiefly in women and is typically characterized by fever, skin rash, fatigue, and joint pain and often by disorders of the blood, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain (such as hemolytic anemia, nephritis, pleurisy, pericarditis, cognitive dysfunction, or meningitis) —abbreviation SLE