ICD-11 definition : An autoimmune non-organ specific inflammatory disease characterized by the presence
of antibodies to DNA, RNA and other components of the nucleus. It has a very variable
clinical presentation and course ranging from an acute fulminant life-threatening
disorder with involvement of heart, central nervous system and kidneys to an indolent
chronic scarring skin disorder.;
An autoimmune non-organ specific inflammatory disease characterized by the presence
of antibodies to DNA, RNA and other components of the nucleus. It has a very variable
clinical presentation and course ranging from an acute fulminant life-threatening
disorder with involvement of heart, central nervous system and kidneys to an indolent
chronic scarring skin disorder.