Chilblain lupus erythematosus – a case report
Introduction . Chilblain lupus erythematosus is a chronic form of lupus erythematosus (LE) reported mostly in middle-aged female patients. Its characteristic manifestations are painful erythematous lesions on the acral parts of the body appearing after ...
Natalia Zając +4 more
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A Case of Tumid Lupus Erythematosus Successfully Treated with Topical Tacrolimus and Hydrocortisone 17-Butyrate [PDF]
Tumid lupus erythematosus is an uncommon subtype of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Hereby, we report a 36-year-old male patient with tumid lupus erythematosus who presented with erythematous papules and plaques on the face and neck who showed ...
Funda Tamer +3 more
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Lack of the long pentraxin PTX3 promotes autoimmune lung disease but not glomerulonephritis in murine systemic lupus erythematosus. [PDF]
The long pentraxin PTX3 has multiple roles in innate immunity. For example, PTX3 regulates C1q binding to pathogens and dead cells and regulates their uptake by phagocytes. It also inhibits P-selectin-mediated recruitment of leukocytes.
Mantovani Alberto +32 more
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IgG anti-apolipoprotein A-1 antibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are associated with disease activity and corticosteroid therapy: an observational study. [PDF]
IgG anti-apolipoprotein A-1 (IgG anti-apoA-1) antibodies are present in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and may link inflammatory disease activity and the increased risk of developing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in ...
Davari, M +19 more
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Phototesting and photoprotection in LE [PDF]
Photosensitivity and induction of skin lesions following UV radiation is a common problem of patients with cutaneous and systemic forms of lupus erythematosus.
Kind, P., Walchner, M., Messer, G.
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Belimumab : a technological advance for systemic lupus erythematosus patients? Report of a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Objectives: To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate clinical effectiveness of belimumab for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antinuclear and/or anti-double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) autoantibodies.
Hartley, Louise +17 more
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ICF Core Sets: how to specify impairment and function in systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]
The World Health Organization’s International Classification of Function (ICF) is a tool to characterize and illuminate better the full of array of problems a patient faces when affected by disease.
Pisetsky, D.S. +7 more
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Autoantibodies against complement C1q in systemic lupus erythemathosus [PDF]
Complement and C1q, the first component of the classical pathway of activation of the complement system, are considered to be involved in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a systemic autoimmune disease.
Bigler, Cornelia
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Systemic lupus erythematosus-myositis overlap syndrome with lupus nephritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus-myositis overlap syndrome is rare with prognostic implications. Reports suggest that systemic lupus erythematosus-myositis overlap syndrome with lupus nephritis has a variable clinical outcome.
Biswajit Dey +3 more
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The VH gene repertoire of splenic B cells and somatic hypermutation in systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]
In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) it has been hypothesized that self-reactive B cells arise from virgin B cells that express low-affinity, nonpathogenic germline V genes that are cross-reactive for self and microbial antigens, which convert to high ...
Stott, DI +11 more
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