In addition to worsening of skin lupus lesions, many patients also experience more generalized skin or systemic reactions to light that are not their typical skin lupus. According to the ACR, ...
The patient is a 47-year-old male with a 6-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. The patient says he feels well but has a constant head-to-toe ...
Background A 23-year-old white woman with a 3-year history of systemic lupus ... when imaging studies are inconclusive and no underlying condition exists to guide management. In some patients ...
The following is a summary of “Barriers and facilitators to sustaining a lupus patient decision aid in regular rheumatology ...
More than 50% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop lupus nephritis (LN) during the disease, which may ...
In 2003, Congress established the National Lupus Patient Registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Registry conducted the first comprehensive studies that measure how ...
Background. A 20-year-old female patient with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and end-stage renal disease due to systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted to hospital with fever, pain in the ...
Cutaneous vasculitis (CV) is a term used for inflammation of the blood vessels in the skin that occurs in up to 70% of patients with lupus erythematosus (LE). The inflammation affects the smaller ...