Clinical and serological features of systemic sclerosis in a multicenter African American cohort: Analysis of the genome research in African American scleroderma patients clinical database. [PDF]
Racial differences exist in the severity of systemic sclerosis (SSc). To enhance our knowledge about SSc in African Americans, we established a comprehensive clinical database from the largest multicenter cohort of African American SSc patients assembled
Boin, Francesco +28 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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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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Heterogeneous lupus‐specific lesions and treatment outcome, in a single patient, over a period of time [PDF]
The report highlights the importance of strict clinico-histological correlations when skin biopsies are performed in diagnostic doubt in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Agostini, Patrick +5 more
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Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Gilliam recognized subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) as a lupus-specific eruption that identifies a unique subset of lupus erythematosus. These patients were noted to have prominent photoaggravated skin disease and often had musculoskeletal complaints, but generally did not develop significant systemic disease.
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Pain in systemic connective tissue diseases [PDF]
Pain is frequent in patients with connective tissue diseases (CTDs), particularly those affected by systemic sclerosis (SSc) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in which it is virtually ubiquitous and can have different causes.
Atzeni, Fabiola +4 more
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A case of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus as a result of ranibizumab (Lucentis) treatment
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a previously undiagnosed side-effect of ranibizumab. Here, we present a case of an 82-year-old female Caucasian patient with wet age-related macular degeneration.
Marko Andric +4 more
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Objective We evaluated the role of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D), prednisone, and other risk factors for bone mineral density (BMD) loss and osteoporosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods We calculated the association between 25(OH)D levels and other potential risk factors and BMD measures (spine T scores) and osteoporosis (defined as a T ...
Nima Madanchi +4 more
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Systemic 5-fluorouracil induced lupus erythematosus: a review of the literature [PDF]
Drug-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) is the most common subtype of drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus and has been associated with more than 100 drugs.
Marsch, Amanda F, Shakhbazova, Anastasia
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Drugs for discoid lupus erythematosus [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is a chronic form of cutaneous lupus, which can cause scarring. Many drugs have been used to treat this disease and some (such as thalidomide, cyclophosphamide and azathioprine) are potentially toxic. This is
Grainge, Matthew J. +3 more
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