Currently, no standardized classification criteria exist for cutaneous lupus erythematosus. With increased interest in studying cutaneous lupus erythematosus, specifically discoid lupus erythematosus, it is our aim to apply previously adopted methods ...
Scott A. Elman, AB +9 more
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Failure to achieve lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) six months after diagnosis is associated with early damage accrual in Caucasian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]
Background: The aim was to assess the attainability and outcome of the lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) in the early stages of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
CAPPELLAZZO, GIULIA +6 more
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Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and discoid lupus: A case report
Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis with connective tissue diseases is very rare. Here, in this study, we describe a coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and discoid lupus erythematosus in a 35-year-old man.
Ayşe Ünal Enginar +2 more
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Autoimmune diseases and their manifestations on oral cavity: diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]
Oral signs are frequently the first manifestation of autoimmune diseases. For this reason, dentists play an important role in the detection of emerging autoimmune pathologies.
Bossù, Maurizio +5 more
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Creation and Validation of Classification Criteria for Discoid Lupus Erythematosus.
Importance Classification criteria are the standardized definitions that are used to enroll uniform cohorts for research studies. They emphasize high specificity and are distinct from diagnostic criteria. No universally recognized classification criteria
S. Elman +12 more
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Cognitive dysfunction improves in systemic lupus erythematosus: Results of a 10 years prospective study [PDF]
Objective Cognitive impairment (CI) has been described in 3–80% of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients but only short-term studies evaluated its over-time changes, suggesting that CI is usually a stable finding. We aimed at evaluating the changes
Alessandri, Cristiano +9 more
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Efficacy of Thalidomide in Discoid Lupus Erythematosus: Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms
Background: Thalidomide has been used successfully in a variety of chronic refractory inflammatory dermatological conditions with underlying autoimmune or infectious pathogenesis. It was first used for refractory discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) in 1983
S. Domingo +5 more
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Discoid lupus erythematosus in an infant
Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is rare in childhood. We report the case of a 15-month-old female infant who presented with erythematous telangectatic lesions and photosensitivity involving the sun-exposed areas. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of DLE.
T. Badri +5 more
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Systemic lupus erythematosus with subacute cutaneous manifestation – acute on chronic.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) presents as a continuum, with some patients demonstrating only cutaneous manifestations, such as Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CCLE) or other more severe organ manifestations as in SLE.
Juliana Lopes, Isabel Almeida
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Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is the most common variant of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Several cases of Blaschko-linear lupus erythematosus, which is regarded as a distinct subtype of lupus erythematosus, have been reported across the ...
Sanjiv Choudhary +3 more
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