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Anti-carbamylated protein antibodies as a new biomarker of erosive joint damage in systemic lupus erythematosus

open access: yesArthritis Research & Therapy, 2018
Background The application of more sensitive imaging techniques, such as ultrasonography (US), changed the concept of non-erosive arthritis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), underlining the need for biomarkers to identify patients developing the ...
Fulvia Ceccarelli   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of presentations at the 6th European Lupus Meeting 3-5 March 2005. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The 6th European Lupus Meeting was held at the Royal College of Physicians of London and was attended by 450 delegates. The conference brought together leading speakers from Europe and North America who reviewed current knowledge and exciting new ...
Bowman, SJ   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Joint involvement in patients affected by systemic lupus erythematosus: application of the swollen to tender joint count ratio

open access: yesReumatismo, 2015
Joint involvement is a common manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). According to the SLE disease activity index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K), joint involvement is present in case of ≥2 joints with pain and signs of inflammation.
E. Cipriano   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gradual Glucocorticosteroid Withdrawal Is Safe in Clinically Quiescent Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

open access: yesACR Open Rheumatology, 2021
Objectives Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are usually treated with glucocorticosteroids even during periods of clinically quiescent disease.
Konstantinos Tselios   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A randomised study of rituximab and belimumab sequential therapy in PR3 ANCA-associated vasculitis (COMBIVAS): design of the study protocol

open access: yesTrials, 2023
Background Sequential B cell-targeted immunotherapy with BAFF antagonism (belimumab) and B cell depletion (rituximab) may enhance B cell targeting in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) through several mechanisms.
Mark E. McClure   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aplastic Crisis as Primary Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Aplastic crisis is an unusual feature of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report the case of a 54-year-old woman presenting with both (extravascular) Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia and laboratory findings of bone marrow hyporegeneration with ...
Alger M   +23 more
core   +1 more source

Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Antiphospholipid Syndrome—A Narrative Review

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2022
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a common autoimmune pro-thrombotic condition characterised by thrombosis and pregnancy morbidity. There are a broad range of neuropsychiatric manifestations associated with APS, from focal symptoms to more global ...
Yik Long Man, Giovanni Sanna
doaj   +1 more source

Macrophage Activation Syndrome as Onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a potentially fatal condition. It is a rare complication of several autoimmune disorders, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA).
Didona, Dario   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Lupus myelopathy [PDF]

open access: yesPractical Neurology, 2017
Although neurological manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are well recognised, myelopathy complicating SLE is rare. A 35-year-old woman presented with non-specific symptoms and a respiratory tract infection but had serological evidence of SLE. She subsequently deteriorated rapidly, developing a catastrophic spinal cord syndrome.
Raciborska, DD   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Immunoglobulin abnormalities are frequent in patients with lupus nephritis

open access: yesBMC Rheumatology, 2019
Background Hypogammaglobulinemia is a complication of B-cell targeting therapies (BCTT), used in vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
M. J. Cuadrado   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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