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Systemic lupus can be mild or severe. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus This form of lupus is limited to the skin and can cause many types of rashes and lesions. Drug-induced lupus erythematosus This is a ...

High and low doses with increased IMT, moderate (0.15–0.4 mg/kg/day) doses with decreased IMT in children [26] and adults [27] IMT: Intima-media thickness; SLE: Systemic lupus erythematosus.

Current treatment options for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) consists of glucocorticoids, antimalarials, immunosuppressives, and a few biologics, approved or of 'off-label'. Through judicious ...

There are no significant differences in outcomes post-AMI in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus vs the general population.

Immune cells called monocytes produce a key inflammatory protein called interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) through an unconventional ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common form of lupus and the terms SLE and lupus are often used interchangeably to refer to the same disease. We have chosen to use lupus more generally ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a potentially fatal autoimmune disease that is characterized by wide-spread inflammation and tissue damage that can affect any part of the body. Commonly affected ...

1. Cervera R, Khamashta MA, Font J, et al.: Systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical and immunologic patterns of disease expression in a cohort of 1,000 patients. The European Working Party on ...

Adult patients hospitalized for aseptic or septic revision TKA were eligible for inclusion. Patients with SLE were propensity score matched in a 1:4 ratio with individuals without the disease. The ...

Therefore, this review summarizes the most important and current findings of epigenetic contributions to autoimmune diseases in dermatology, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), bullous skin ...

Richard D. Sontheimer, MD, Professor of Dermatology has specialized expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of skin changes that occur in autoimmune rheumatic (arthritic) diseases like lupus, ...