Lupus Timeline And Comtemporary Situation

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Lupus, timeline and comtemporary situation When I was thinking about the topic for this paper, I decided to go for Lupus (Systemic lupus erythematosus) because that is a personal topic for me and my family. On this paper I will talk about the history of Luppus. Lupus is a inflammatory multisystemic disorder of the connective tissue, it manifests on joints (confused with athithis), kidney and skin. In this case the autoimmune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. It has periods of illnes and periods of remission. Lupus is the word for word in the old latin language. This term was first used around the 10th centuy. There’s a theory that Hipocrates was the first to describe this sickness. He described “herpes esthiomenos, which means

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