Systemic lupus erythematosus - Systemic lupus erythematosus: Symptoms and treatments

Metastatic bone tumors are cancers that originate elsewhere in the body and then spread metastasize to the bones.

What is going on in a body with lupus? Treatment includes glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide.

A diagnosis for lupus is generally based on laboratory tests that exclude other diseases which may have similar symptoms such as Lyme disease , and specific serologic tests — blood tests that determine the presence of certain antibodies.

Abnormalities in the micro vasculature are also thought to account for the association with livedo reticularis.