Glossary of Terms

A type of immune cell that is one of the first cell types to travel to the site of...

These extracellular, chromatin structures, which contain histones and neutrophil granule proteins, can trap and kill a broad spectrum of...

Peripheral neuropathy describes damage to the peripheral nervous system, the vast communications network that transmits information from the brain...

A specialist in diseases of the nervous system.

Neurologic disorders are diseases of the brain, spinal cord and nerves throughout your body. Together they control all the...

NETosis occurs when dying neutrophils release a web of DNA coated with anti-microbial proteins, forming a structure called a...

The branch of medical science concerned with the structure and function of the kidneys and the prevention and treatment...

Lupus nephritis is kidney inflammation caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus). SLE is an autoimmune disease—a disorder...

Neonatal lupus occurs when an infant passively acquires auto-antibodies from a mother with SLE. The skin, liver, and blood...

Myositis is inflammation of your skeletal muscles, which are also called the voluntary muscles. These are the muscles you...

Inflammation of the heart muscle, usually in the U.S. as a consequence of infections (viruses, esp. coxsackie virus, and...

Death of tissue from deprivation of its blood supply.