Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may have an increased risk of dental decay and a higher oral bacteria presence. This study was published recently in BMC ...

Pericarditis recurrence in lupus is more likely — and has a dose-dependent relationship — with oral prednisone treatment, ...

Small vessel vasculitis may present as palpable purpura, urticaria, pustules, vesicles, petechiae, painful red bumps and hard spots, small bruises, or erythema multiforme-like lesions. Sub cut ...

Lupus in the classical period (1230-1856) The history of lupus during the classical period was reviewed by Smith and Cyr in 1988. Of note are the derivation of the term lupus and the clinical ...

New research suggests the use of oral prednisone should be limited in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with a history of recurrent pericarditis.

A common form of lupus is systemic lupus erythematosus. Systemic lupus erythematosus affects the whole body and can attack virtually any part of it, including skin, major organs, hair, muscles ...

or make existing lupus skin lesions worse. Ultraviolet light can also activate the internal, or systemic, manifestations of lupus in some people. There have been many examples of people with lupus ...

Patients with severe lupus nephritis who have both diffuse proliferative (class IV) and membranous (class V) lesions on biopsy ... first 3 days of the study and oral prednisone throughout.

Merck tested its oral ... of lupus. The company reported positive phase 2 data from the cohort of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) patients late last year. Thursday, Merck revealed the systemic ...