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iHuman Case Patricia Doylen Primary Diagnosis: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by autoantibody producti on responsible for antibody-mediated and immune complex deposition tissue damage (Ferri, 2019). A patient can be diagnosed with SLE if that patient fulfills 4 of 11 criteria in the 1997 ACR, have 4 of 17 criteria of the 2012 SLICC or has a biopsy proven nephritis compatible with SLE in the presence of ANA or anti-dsDNA antibodies [ CITATION Per20 \l 1033 ]. This patient has 6 of 11 criteria of the 1997ACR.