Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) is a chronic autoimmune disease which affects multiple organ systems, resulting in tissue damage by autoantibodies (antibodies that attack healthy ...

according to baseline disease activity indicators (Safety of Estrogens in Lupus Erythematosus National Assessment-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SELENA-SLEDAI) score; ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. Adapted from a presentation at the SLE Workshop. Of all the medical and psychological disorders affecting people worldwide, the World Health ...

Procalcitonin levels greater than 0.9 ng/mL may be a useful biomarker for identifying bacterial infections among febrile patients with JSLE.

Methods We captured variables pertaining to diagnoses of SLE and secondary antiphospholipid ... secondary APS and low C4. On multivariate analysis, history of thrombocytopenia and low C3 were ...