What is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?.SLE's an autoimmune disease that can affect any tissue or organ in the body, but most often affects the skin, kidneys, and joints. SLE is a chronic multi-system disorder that most commonly affects women during their reproductive years. The ...
SLICC group resulted in the publication of a new set of classification criteria for SLE which, while not necessarily 'better' than the established ACR criteria, appear to have gained in face validity and seem to reflect some specific features of the diagnostic challenges surrounding this disease. ...
What is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)? Autoimmune Disease: Autoimmune diseases are caused by genetic abnormalities that cause the response of the innate and adaptive immune system to overreact to certain commonly associated infections and environmental factors that are well-regulated by a normal imm...
How is an autoimmune disease diagnosed? Blood testsare used to measure the amount of inflammation in your body or to find specific antibodies. The tests may also show signs of infection. An x-ray, CT, or MRImay be used to check your joints or organs for damage. An x-ray may also be...
Belimumab infusion is used to treat active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and active lupus ... Reviews & ratings 7.8 / 10 66 Reviews View more Featured Omvoh Omvoh is used to treat moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease in adults. This ... ...
(SLE) has shown that the disease has 5 sub-disease groups based on autoantibody profiles. By stratifying patients based on the specific characteristics of their individual autoimmune profile, including the detection of biomarkers that are central to the disease’s pathology, autoantibody signatures can...
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which is the most common form Cutaneous lupus, which is limited to the skin Drug-induced lupus, which is a lupus-like disease caused by certain prescription drugs Neonatal lupus, which is a rare condition that impacts infants in women who have lupus ...
Lupus is a disease with huge inequalities in the way patients are diagnosed and how they are treated. Ashley Orillion, Ph.D. Scientific Senior Manager, Rheumatology & Maternal Fetal Immunology,Johnson & JohnsonInnovative Medicine SLE can also affect the skin, causing red, thick and sometimes scal...
Mixed connective tissue disease, which has signs and symptoms of at least two other connective tissue diseases, such as SLE, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis Other non-autoimmune conditions can also elevate your RF levels, including: Viral infections such as hepatitis C, HIV, and Epstein-Barr viru...
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), are a collection of progressive and invariably fatal neurodegenerative diseases. As such, there is an imperative to mechanistically understand disease progression. TSEs, also known aspriondiseases, are a consequence of the conversion of the normal prion ...