ASSESSMENT OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE TOOL [PDF]
Arta Medica, 2020Objectives. The aim of the research was to assess the cardiovascular risk in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Materials and Methods.
Victoria Sadovici-Bobeică+5 more
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Serum interleukin-17 levels are associated with nephritis in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]
Clinics, 2015OBJECTIVES: To determine the serum interleukin-17 (IL-17) levels in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients and to evaluate the association between IL-17 and clinical manifestations, disease activity, laboratory findings and treatment ...
Karina de Oliveira Peliçari+7 more
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Age-related changes in Serum Growth Hormone, Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 and Somatostatin in System Lupus Erythematosus [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2004Background Systemic lupus erythematosus is an age- and gender-associated autoimmune disorder. Previous studies suggested that defects in the hypothalamic/pituitary axis contributed to systemic lupus erythematosus disease progression which could also ...
Malemud Charles J, Denko Charles W
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Clinical and serological manifestations associated with interferon-α levels in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]
Clinics, 2012OBJECTIVE: To determine the serum levels of interferon alpha in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients, their first-degree relatives and healthy controls and to evaluate the associations between serum interferon alpha and disease activity,
Mariana Postal+5 more
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Evans syndrome as a presentation in systemic lupus erythematous, coexisting with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and pernicious anemia: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Evans syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by the simultaneous or sequential combination of autoimmune hemolytic anemia and immunological thrombocytopenia, together with a positive direct antiglobulin test.
Maryam Mansour+4 more
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [PDF]
Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2012Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the prototypical autoimmune disease, associated with autoantibody production and evidence for immune complex deposition among the many aspects of its pathophysiology. SLE occurs most commonly in women during their reproductive years.
Anne Davidson+3 more
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Systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2006Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinically heterogeneous disease, which is autoimmune in origin and is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies directed against nuclear antigens. It is a multi-system disease, and patients can present in vastly different ways.
Anisur Rahman, Jessica J Manson
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [PDF]
Cell, 1996Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) of childhood is a complex and challenging disease which can occur at any age. Identification of disease early in it's course and aggressive, appropriate management leads to improved outcome for an individual child. The history of SLE indicates how much progress has been made in the last quarter century.
Marisa S. Klein-Gitelman+1 more
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(1) Background: The Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by arterial and/or venous thrombosis, pregnancy morbidity and raised titers of antiphospholipid antibodies.
Alba Jerez-Lienas+9 more
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Myelodysplastic Syndrome Combined with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report [PDF]
, 2023The literature on myelodysplastic syndrome combined with systemic lupus erythematosus is rarely reported. We reviewed and analysed the clinical data of a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome combined with systemic lupus erythematosus who had skin ...
Fan, Qianwen, Guan, Jun
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