RHEUM || Lupus/Connective Tissue Diseases

Antibody hallmark for lupus challenged by study

Posted on: 20/01/2015 - 14:29

The findings of a new study challenge the importance of anti–double stranded DNA antibodies as a diagnostic hallmark for lupus. The assessment of different anti–double stranded DNA (dsDNA) antibody...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

Preeclampsia in SLE ups CVD risk

Posted on: 18/12/2014 - 18:13

Women with lupus and a history of preeclampsia have almost fourfold higher odds of subsequent heart disease as measured by coronary artery calcium than do women with the disease who never had...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

Preeclampsia in SLE ups CVD risk

Posted on: 18/12/2014 - 18:13

Women with lupus and a history of preeclampsia have almost fourfold higher odds of subsequent heart disease as measured by coronary artery calcium than do women with the disease who never had...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Early discoid lupus onset protective against nephritis

Posted on: 07/12/2014 - 16:32

BOSTON - Among 839 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and no evidence of lupus nephritis at the time of diagnosis, the presence of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) at SLE onset was...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

Early discoid lupus onset protective against nephritis

Posted on: 07/12/2014 - 16:32

BOSTON - Among 839 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and no evidence of lupus nephritis at the time of diagnosis, the presence of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) at SLE onset was...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Consider biopsy for active lupus nephritis in pregnancy

Posted on: 05/12/2014 - 19:28

PHILADELPHIA – Renal biopsies are a useful tool for optimizing outcomes in pregnant patients with active lupus nephritis, according to Dr. Derek M. Fine. Although caution is advisable, a general...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Consider biopsy for active lupus nephritis in pregnancy

Posted on: 05/12/2014 - 19:28

PHILADELPHIA – Renal biopsies are a useful tool for optimizing outcomes in pregnant patients with active lupus nephritis, according to Dr. Derek M. Fine. Although caution is advisable, a general...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

Experimental antibodies target cytokines to calm SLE

Posted on: 21/11/2014 - 14:43

BOSTON – Two investigational monoclonal antibodies, each targeting a different cytokine, showed good activity against systemic lupus erythematosus in two separate studies presented at the annual...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

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