1. Autoimmune diseases tend to be chronic conditions characterized by immune reactions against self antigens. Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease involving almost any organ, characterized by a variety of autoantibodies and immune complex deposition causing tissue injury.
2. SLE commonly presents in women in their 20s and 30s, showing a variety of clinical manifestations including arthritis, renal disease, rashes and hematological abnormalities. The disease has a variable presentation and is defined by a set of clinical criteria established by the American College of Rheumatology.
3. The etiology of SLE involves genetic susceptibility factors like certain HLA alleles, environmental triggers like infections, and failures of immunological