An autoimmune disease, where something triggers the immune system to act against the bodies own tissues and produce abnormal antibodies , which results in episodes of inflammation in joints, tendons and other connective tissues and organs. Severity ranges from mild to debilitating. 90% of suffers are women in their teens to 30s. Characteristics of this disorder include :

• Facial and skin rash
• Anemia
• Sensitivity to sunlight
• Arthritis
• Kidney dysfunction
• Low white blood cell/platelet count
• Nerve or brain dysfunction
• Mouth sores
• Fluid around lungs, heart and other organs

Lupuslike Syndrome
Drug-induced Lupus

Certain heart drugs such as hydralazine, procainamide and beta-blockers, can cause similar symptoms, which disappear when usage of the drug is discontinued.