From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Titanoboa, /tiËtÉËnÉµËbÉµ.É/ ; meaning  titanic boa , is an extinct genus of snake that lived approximately 60â58 million years ago, during the Paleocene epoch, a 10-million-year period immediately following the dinosaur extinction event.
When writer Flannery O'Connor was diagnosed with lupus in 1950 at age 25, the autoimmune disease was poorly understood, often confused with arthritis. O'Connor braved debilitating pain, immobility, and fatigue with her characteristic humor at times, calling her crutches flying buttresses.
Autoimmune neuropathies: Introduction. Damage to nerves caused by autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is a malfunction of the body's immune response which causes it to attack itself. In the cause of autoimmune neuropathies, the immune system attacks the nerves resulting in nerve damage. Rheumatoid arthritis and lupus are autoimmune disorders that can cause autoimmune neuropathy. ...more Â».