Born in 1874, Howard Carter first went to Egypt as a young artist hired to sketch artifacts. He went on to become an important archaeologist, and the lead excavator of the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Early Life. Howard Carter was born on May 9, 1874, in Kensington, London. His father Samuel Carter was a successful artist. Howard was a sickly child, and was sent to live with his aunts in Norfolk. He had private home schooling, and had an artistic streak from an early age.
Systemic Sclerosis (SS) Systemic sclerosis (SS) is an autoimmune disorder. This means itâs a condition in which the immune system attacks the body. Healthy tissue is destroyed because the immune system mistakenly thinks itâs a foreign substance or infection.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic connective tissue disease. Its prevalence is currently estimated at 40-200 per 100,000 of the general population. SLE is ninefold more common in women than in men.The onset of the disease is usually at 16-55 years of age (in 65% of patients). Pulmonary hypertension is typical for systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. 2  Pulmonary hypertension is an important but still often underestimated component of the clinical picture of systemic connective tissue diseases.