Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Double Stranded DNA Antibody
Introduction
Common Causes
- Lupus Nephritis
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | Raynaud phenomenon |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | Grave’s disease |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Chronic active hepatitis , Biliary Cirrhosis , Autoimmune hepatitis |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | Epstein Barr Virus , Cytomegalovirus |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | Juvenile arthritis |
| Neurologic | Alzheimer disease |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | uveitis |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | Sjogren’s Syndrome , scleroderma , rheumatoid arthritis , myositis , mixed connective tissue disease , discoid lupus , antiphospholipid syndrome |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in alphabetical order
Causes in alphabetical order
- Grave’s disease
- Lupus Nephritis
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]