Lupus (disambiguation)
Appearance
- Wolf (latin).
- Lupis or Lupus, a Roman Cognomen.
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.
- 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 (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.
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.