Among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, rash, joint involvement and flares are positively linked with fine particulate matter pollution, according to a spatial-time cluster analysis ...

Prior to diagnosis, 90% of patients reported fatigue; 87% reported joint pain; 79% reported photosensitivity; 77% reported myalgia and skin rashes were reported by 71% of respondents.

In addition, there was an increase in adjusted mean total hospital charges for SLE with lung involvement of $32,658 (95% CI, $21,076-$44,239; P =.0001).

The pattern of joint pain and the distribution of the inflamed joints are the best clues in determining whether the joint pain is caused by SLE. X-rays of the painful joints are usually normal in SLE.

The study cohort comprised 41,095 patients with SLE, including 19,631 who received THA and 21,464 who received TKA. Overall, 30-day readmission rates were 6.1% for THA and 4.8% for TKA.

The analysis also showed that Hispanic patients were more than 3 times as likely to have multi-organ involvement compared to White patients, and Asian patients were 2.5 times as likely to have ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to ADI-001 for the treatment of refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with extrarenal involvement. The FDA’s ...

A new report highlights the role of the metabolome in the mechanism of skin involvement among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The study also suggests that gas chromatography-mass ...

TAKEAWAY: At the time of SLE diagnosis, 63.4% of patients presented with gastrointestinal involvement, while others (36.6%) developed gastrointestinal symptoms after a median of 12 months.

They assessed the diagnostic value of antineuronal antibody levels in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of 38 SLE patients with and 29 without CNS involvement, in control patients (36 with non-SLE ...