Treatment of SLEHealth Related Quality of LifeIn this paper, we present a thorough review of one of the most life-threatening autoimmune diseases, Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). Symptoms, risk factors, including genetic and epidemiological factors are discussed. Treatment, life expectancies, ...
Lupus symptoms can mimic those of other health conditions, makingdiagnosisdifficult. It's a good idea to talk to a healthcare provider about getting tested if you have any of the above lupus symptoms. A rheumatologist (who specializes in inflammatory diseases) should diagnose lupus since it's a...
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This monograph from the department of medicine of Johns Hopkins University is the most comprehensive review available of the symptoms, laboratory features, and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus. Since the concept of this disease has broadened greatly in the last few years with the widespread ...
The institutional review board at the University of Southern California (HS-19-00048) approved the study. Data extraction and cleaning are complete. We obtained 47,715 Twitter posts containing terms related to "lupus" from users in the United States published in English between September 1, 2017...
A. Systemic lupus erythematosus: a review of the disease and treatment options. Consult. Pharm. 28, 110–121 (2013). Article PubMed Google Scholar Somers, E. C. et al. Population-based incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus: the Michigan Lupus Epidemiology & Surveillance (...
Adding to this burden is the increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease in SLE together with the risk of infection made worse by immunosuppressive therapy. Challenges remain with treatment-resistant disease and symptoms such as fatigue. Newer therapies may bring hope of better outcomes, and ...
Lupus may co-exist with other autoimmune disorders, such asSjögren’s syndrome,Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and theantiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Diagnosis is made by evaluation of patient symptoms and examination findings. The following autoantibody assays and laboratory tests may be useful in the ...
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic, autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology with an annual incidence of 2 to 8 cases per 100,000 adults. Symptoms include fevers, arthralgias, and a characteristic rash over the cheeks and nose. More serious manifestations involve the cardiac, renal, and ce...
In this study, we report a series of 7 new patients with this rare condition who were referred to French tertiary care centers and perform a systematic literature review of SLE cases fulfilling the revised ACR criteria, with evidence for small bowel involvement, excluding those with infectious ...