Autoimmune Diseases
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Promising drugs line up for lupus treatment
Lupus drugs in late-stage development seek to address unmet needs, notably in lupus nephritis.
Hospital Consult
Management of Classic Ulcerative Pyoderma Gangrenosum
This article highlights best practices in pyoderma gangrenosum management through survey responses from expert medical dermatologists.
From the Journals
Phone outreach intervention feasible to reduce SLE readmissions
A nurse-led telephone-based intervention is low cost and feasible to reduce hospital readmissions for systemic lupus erythematosus.
From the Journals
Age, smoking among leading cancer risk factors for SLE patients
While older age was a risk factor for both breast and nonmelanoma skin cancers, use of antimalarial drugs lowered the risk of both.
From the Journals
Cachexia affects more than half of lupus patients
SLE patients with intermittent cachexia had the greatest risk for organ damage over time.
Conference Coverage
Lenalidomide may be an answer for refractory cutaneous lupus
Mucocutaneous manifestations constitute 4 out of the 11 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria that clinicians use to make a...
From the Journals
Pulmonary function tests can’t substitute for high-resolution CT in early systemic sclerosis ILD screening
The results provide further evidence to show that high-resolution CT should be performed in all SSc patients to screen for the presence of ILD.
Conference Coverage
First validated classification criteria for discoid lupus erythematosus unveiled
“The point is to be able to differentiate between discoid lupus and its disease mimickers, which could be confused in enrollment in clinical...
Conference Coverage
In scleroderma, GERD questionnaires are essential tools
“The questionnaires are really critical for us to grade the severity and then properly order tests,” said Dr. Tracy M. Frech.
Conference Coverage
Belimumab safely improved renal function in lupus nephritis patients
Adding belimumab to standard SLE treatment led to better renal function after 2 years in a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial with 446...
Conference Coverage
Antinuclear antibody test interpretation guidance gets updated
Clinicians should be aware of the type of assay used for antinuclear antibody detection because the results can vary by disease.