Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-(Sle) Poem by Indira Renganathan

It is not
He or she but child of Hades
Queasily butterflying increasingly in rash
Over the nose-bridge disturbingly winged
He or she
Afflicted to grow impatient, demented

Agonised the temperature to hype aghast
Inwardly there's a systemic war of collapse
Part by part failing to be psyched..
Fevered spasm convoluted epileptically
To sleep still in mutiny adorably against the roses
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Note: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)is an autoimmune disease.
In this disease, the immune system of the body mistakenly attacks healthy tissue.
It can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs.

People with SLE may experience a variety of symptoms that include fatigue,
skin rashes, fevers, and pain or swelling in the joints. Among some adults,
having a period of SLE symptoms—called flares—may happen every so often,
sometimes even years apart, and go away at other times—called remission.
However, other adults may experience SLE flares more frequently throughout their life.
Other symptoms can include sun sensitivity, oral ulcers, arthritis,
lung problems, heart problems, kidney problems, seizures, psychosis,
and blood cell and immunological abnormalities.

The rashes in SLE patients appear significantly on either side of the nose
and hence called the Butterfly rashes.This is mentioned in the first stanza
of the above poem