Lupus

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Contents 1 Medicine 2 Organizations 3 People 4 Places 5 Other

Lupus may refer to:

• Wolf (latin).
• Lupis or Lupus, a Roman Cognomen.

[edit] Medicine

• Lupus anticoagulant, an antibody causing a delay in coagulation.
• Lupus, the common name for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or 'SLE'. When the term 'lupus' is used without modification, it usually means 'SLE' (especially in a medical context).
  • Drug-induced lupus erythematosus, a drug-induced form of SLE.
  • Lupus nephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys caused by SLE, when anti-DNA antibodies, which the body makes, percipitate in the kidneys.
• Lupus pernio, a feature of sarcoidosis.
• Lupus vulgaris, a feature of cutaneous tuberculosis.

[edit] Organizations

• Lupus Canada, Canadian non-profit organization
• Lupus Foundation of America

[edit] People

• Saint Lupus of Sens (Saint Loup)
• Saint Lupus of Troyes (Saint Loup) (d. 478)
• Lupus Servatus, Carolingian French Benedictine Abbot of Ferrieres and writer.
• Lupus I of Aquitaine
• Lupo II of Gascony (Lupus)
• Lupo III Centule of Gascony (Lupus)
• Giovanni Luppis, an officer of the Austrian Navy, who had the idea of the first self-propelled torpedo.
• Marco Lupis (1960- ), Italian journalist.
• Lupus, a character in The Roman Mysteries novels by Caroline Lawrence.

[edit] Places

• Lupis [1] [2], a barangay of Binmaley, in Pangasinan province, Ilocos Region, (Philippines).
• Lupus, a town into Moniteau County, Missouri (U.S.A.)
• Saint-Loup (disambiguation page), name or part of the name of several communes in France

[edit] Other

• Lupus, an astronomical constellation
• Toshiba Brave Lupus, a Japanese semi-pro rugby team
• Lupis (food), a sweet dessert from Indonesia.