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SLE
SLE See 'Systemic lupus erythematosus'.
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Lupus
Lupus is a chronic disease in which the body's immune system, instead of serving its normal protective function, forms antibodies and cells that attack healthy tissues and organs. Discoid Lupus affects the skin, causing a rash and scars, most commonly on the face and upper parts of the body.
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Shin splints
Pain along the tibia - associated with running.
Shoulder-hand syndrome
A form of algodystrophy. The hand is affected in conjunction with capsulitis of the shoulder.
Shulman's syndrome
See 'Eosinophilic fasciitis'.
Sicca syndrome
See 'Sjogren's syndrome'.
Singling-Larsen-Johanssen syndrome
Pain at the insertion of the patellar tendon to the patella. Occurs in adolescence and calcification may be seen here on X-ray.
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Spondylarthritis
Defect in pars interarticularis of vertebra.
Spondylolisthesis
Malalignment of vertebrae due to spondylolysis or degenerative change which allows one vertebra to slip forward on top of another.
Still's Disease
A form of Juvenile Chronic Arthritis.
Sudeck's Atrophy
See 'Algodystrophy'.
Sweet's syndrome
Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. A red tender rash with leucocytosis and fever.
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