Objectives To compare two measures of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) response: the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG)-based Composite Lupus Assessment (BICLA) and the Systemic Lupus ...

4 Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA Background/objective Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk for adverse ...

Objectives Based on clinical and laboratory indicators, this study aimed to establish a multiparametric nomogram to assess the risk of refractory cases of SLE-related thrombocytopenia (SLE-related TP) ...

Background and aims Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) predominantly affects individuals at peak age of productivity, and medical costs negatively impact on personal, family and community resources.

Objective To assess the efficacy of anifrolumab, a type-1 interferon receptor subunit-1 monoclonal antibody, in treating refractory cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) and lupus non-specific ...

Objective To determine frequency, demographic and treatment characteristics of patients with an overlapping second autoimmune illness (2nd AI). Methods We analysed two cohorts containing 897 patients ...

Objectives Chorea, characterised by involuntary, irregular movements, is a rare neurological manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The specific clinical features remain unclear. This study ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) predominantly affects young individuals with potential to be productive members of society. SLE also significantly increases healthcare utilization with higher ...

With its first description published in 1976 the bimodal mortality pattern in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) described early mortality as usually being due to lupus disease itself or infection, ...

In the past decade, the world of publishing has undergone rapid changes with the proliferation of online journals and the advances of the open access movement. Consequently, the roles of authors and ...

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are the standard of care for anticoagulation following a first episode of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the general population, however, special considerations ...

Objective The Care-coordination Approach to Learning Lupus Self-Management (CALLS) study was designed to improve SLE disease self-management. This study aims to assess the benefits of the intervention ...