A 26-Year-Old Woman Has Been Diagnosed with Early Systemic Lupus

A 26-year-old woman has been diagnosed with early systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) involving her joints. In teaching the patient about the disease, the nurse includes the information that SLE is a(n)

A) hereditary disorder of women but usually does not show clinical symptoms unless a woman becomes pregnant.
B) autoimmune disease of women in which antibodies are formed that destroy all nucleated cells in the body.
C) disorder of immune function, but it is extremely variable in its course, and there is no way to predict its progression.
D) disease that causes production of antibodies that bind with cellular estrogen receptors, causing an inflammatory response.