Timely diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is of critical clinical importance because it allows for an early start to treatment, preventing organ damage and improving the patient’s ...

The diagnostic criteria for SLE are presented in Table 2 ... inflammatory polyarthritis is common in the older population. The diagnosis of such patients is often more elusive as "classic ...

They said the criteria for diagnosing SLE have grown and matured over time ... criteria are not what should decide on the individual diagnosis in a patient,” they wrote, noting that the systems ...

as the persistent inflammation that can lead to early atherosclerosis could be present before the diagnosis of SLE or even before the patient meets the classification criteria for SLE." ...