The patient enters the outpatient clinic and states to the triage nurse, "I think I have the flu. I'm so tired, I have no appetite, and everything hurts." The triage nurse assesses the patient and finds a butterfly rash over the bridge of nose and on the cheeks. Then nurse correlates this data with the clinical manifestations of which disorder?

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The presence of a butterfly rash over the bridge of the nose and cheeks is a hallmark sign of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body.

The Patient Enters the Outpatient Clinic and States to the Triage