LUPUS

'Lupus' may refer to:

★ Wolf (latin).

★ Lupis or Lupus, a Roman Cognomina.

Contents

Medicine

Organizations

People

Places

Other

Medicine

★ Lupus anticoagulant, an antibody causing a delay in coagulation.

★ Lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease (also known as systemic lupus erythematosus, abbreviated SLE). When 'lupus' alone is used in medical contexts, it will generally refer to SLE.

★ Drug-induced lupus erythematosus, a drug-induced form of SLE.

★ Lupus nephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys caused by SLE.

★ Lupus pernio, a feature of sarcoidosis.

★ Lupus vulgaris, a feature of cutaneous tuberculosis.

Organizations

★ Lupus Canada, Canadian non-profit organization

★ Lupus Foundation of America

People

★ Saint Lupus of Sens (Saint Loup)

★ Saint Lupus of Troyes (d.478)

★ Lupus Servatus, Carolingian French Benedictine Abbot of Ferrieres and writer.

★ Marco Lupis an italian journalist.

★ Giovanni Luppis, an officer of the Austrian Navy, who had the idea of the first self-propelled torpedo.

★ Lupus, a character in The Roman Mysteries novels by Caroline Lawrence.

Places

★ Lupis, a town in the Philippines.

★ Saint-Loup

★ Lupus, Missouri

Other

★ Lupus, an astronomical constellation

★ Toshiba Brave Lupus, a Japanese semi-pro rugby team

★ Lupis (food), a sweet dessert from Indonesia.