Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Osteoporosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Osteoporosis SLE is a chronic, inflammatory multisystem disease of uncertain etiology with protean laboratory and clinical manifestations, which primarily affects women. Patients have a variable clinical course and prognosis. Immunologic dysregulation gives rise to excessive amounts of autoantibodies which result in immune inflammation and/or cytotoxic damage. The clinical features can…