Kaposi proposed that there were two types of lupus erythematosus; the discoid form and a disseminated (systemic) form. Furthermore, he enumerated various signs and symptoms which characterized the ...

The antiviral drug valaciclovir (Valtrex), given prophylactically, kept patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ... to replicate rapidly and cause disseminated infection.

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and allied autoimmune disorder have antibodies that react ... Increased microvesicles have been detected in the circulation in patients with disseminated ...