Cyclophosphamide in combination with glucocorticoids for severe neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective, observational two-centre study.

abstract：:One hundred and twenty-nine patients with systemic lupus erythematosus were screened for thyroid function tests. Of these, 8.9% had hyperthyroidism and 3.9% Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Euthyroid sick syndrome was present in 47.8% of patients. There was a high prevalence of antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Boey ML,Fong PH,Lee JS,Ng WY,Thai AC

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:GlycA is a novel marker of systemic inflammation detected by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. In the general population, GlycA is correlated with inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and associated with coronary heart disease and diabetes. The utility of GlycA in patients with ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Chung CP,Ormseth MJ,Connelly MA,Oeser A,Solus JF,Otvos JD,Raggi P,Stein CM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a patient with clinical features of progressive supranuclear palsy and raised titres of anticardiolipin antibodies in blood, thrombocytopenia and livedo reticularis on skin. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain and isotope scan of brain were distinctive of vascular disorder. ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Reitblat T,Polishchuk I,Dorodnikov E,Aladjem Z,Turiansky L,Zamir D,Kahana E

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural and metabolic abnormalities in the hippocampus have been associated with the pathophysiological mechanism of central nervous system involvement in primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS). Nevertheless, how hippocampal function is altered in pSS remains unknown. The purpose of our study is to investigate the alterati...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Zhang XD,Zhao LR,Zhou JM,Su YY,Ke J,Cheng Y,Li JL,Shen W

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nodular or pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis due to infection by Aspergillus species is an uncommon presentation of invasive aspergillosis. Most cases have been described in severely immunocompromised hosts. We describe the case of a 23-year-old woman, with recently diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus, who develop...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Angelotti T,Krishna G,Scott J,Berry G,Weinacker A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no report about the association between GATA3 rs3824662 polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the possible role of GATA3 rs3824662 polymorphism as a susceptibility risk factor for either adult SLE (aSLE) or pediatric SLE (pSLE) and to evaluate its role in the...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Mosaad YM,Hammad A,Elghzaly AA,Tawhid ZME,Hammad EM,Showma A,Abdelsalam R,Elmoughy A,Fawzy IM,Anber N

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinically diverse, complex autoimmune disease which may present with coincident onset of many criteria or slow, gradual symptom accrual. Early intervention has been postulated to delay or prevent the development of more serious sequelae. One option for treatment in this setting...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： James JA,Kim-Howard XR,Bruner BF,Jonsson MK,McClain MT,Arbuckle MR,Walker C,Dennis GJ,Merrill JT,Harley JB

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosing vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia in a young woman presenting mainly with skin manifestations of lupus and with no other risk factors is a major challenge. The case of a 27-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia is described. Although progression of vulvar intra...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Stepanić V,Corusić A,Matković V,Sentić M,Bosnić D,Mahovlić V

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the clinical significance of IgG phospholipid-dependent anti-beta 2-glycoprotein I (beta 2-GPI) antibodies in patients with SLE. The study population consisted of 140 patients with SLE. Sera were examined for IgG phospholipid-dependent anti-beta 2-GPI antibodies by ELISA. IgG phospholipid-dependent ant...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Kaburaki J,Kuwana M,Yamamoto M,Kawai S,Matsuura E,Ikeda Y

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus has been thoroughly investigated recently, and genome-wide association studies have identified genes statistically associated with lupus. However, the progression to overt disease is dependent on the activation of environmental factors ('triggers'), among which oe...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Catania G,Rossi E,Marmont A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of severe haemorrhagic rupture of luteal ovarian cyst requiring surgical haemostasis in young women treated with long-term oral anticoagulation for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) who used no contraception. At the time of bleeding, the international normalized ratios were 3.78, 4.24, and 7.11. An...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Crétel E,Cacoub P,Huong DL,Gompel A,Amoura Z,Piette JC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a severe chronic inflammatory autoimmune connective tissue disease. Despite major efforts, SLE remains a poorly understood disease with unpredictable course, unknown etiology and complex pathogenesis. Apoptosis combined with deficiency in clearing apoptotic cells is an important e...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Delfani P,Sturfelt G,Gullstrand B,Carlsson A,Kassandra M,Borrebaeck CA,Bengtsson AA,Wingren C

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analyses of the medical and economic burden of chronic disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are valuable for clinical and health policy decisions. We performed a chart-based review of 215 adult SLE patients with active autoantibody-positive disease at the predefined ratio of 30% severe (involvement of ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bertsias G,Karampli E,Sidiropoulos P,Gergianaki I,Drosos A,Sakkas L,Garyfallos A,Tzioufas A,Vassilopoulos D,Tsalapaki C,Sfikakis P,Panopoulos S,Athanasakis K,Perna A,Psomali D,Kyriopoulos J,Boumpas D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aims were to assess the frequency of false-positive IgM antibodies for cytomegalovirus in pregnant women with autoimmune diseases and in healthy women (controls) and to determine their relationship with pregnancy outcome. Data from 133 pregnancies in 118 patients with autoimmune diseases and from 222 pregnancies i...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： De Carolis S,Santucci S,Botta A,Garofalo S,Martino C,Perrelli A,Salvi S,Degennaro V,de Belvis A,Ferrazzani S,Scambia G

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this paper are to prospectively determine the incidence of paediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) in Australia as well as describe the demographics, clinical presentation and one-year outcome. STUDY DESIGN:Newly diagnosed cases of pSLE were ascertained prospectively from October 20...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Mackie FE,Kainer G,Adib N,Boros C,Elliott EJ,Fahy R,Munro J,Murray K,Rosenberg A,Wainstein B,Ziegler JB,Singh-Grewal D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sexual dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) patients is an important issue to be tackled. We aimed to study the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in SLE women and detect its association with depression, functional disability and quality of life. METHODS:This study included 94 SLE females. Ninety-...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Dorgham D,Haggag HM,Attia DH

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to use transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic (TTE) imaging methods to identify cardiac dysfunction, an indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in terms of cardiac effects. This study involved 80 patients: a study group (n = 50) an...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Barutcu A,Aksu F,Ozcelik F,Barutcu CA,Umit GE,Pamuk ON,Altun A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, we investigated the risk of juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) in children with atopic dermatitis (AD). From 2000 to 2007, 192,357 children with newly diagnosed AD and 769,428 matched non-AD controls were identified. By the end of 2008, incidences and hazard ratios (HRs) of JSLE were measured. ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Wei CC,Lin CL,Tsai JD,Shen TC,Sung FC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective Several studies have evaluated the prevalence of rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated proteins antibodies (ACPA) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients but no data are available on the anti-carbamylated proteins (anti-CarP), a new biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We evaluated the ant...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Massaro L,Ceccarelli F,Colasanti T,Pendolino M,Perricone C,Cipriano E,Natalucci F,Capalbo G,Lucchetti R,Pecani A,Vomero M,Mancini R,Spinelli FR,Alessandri C,Valesini G,Conti F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spondyloenchondrodysplasia (SPENCD) is a rare autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia caused by recessive mutations in the ACP5 gene, and it is characterized by the persistence of chondroid tissue islands within the bone. The clinical spectrum of SPENCD includes neurological involvement and immune dysfunction, such as ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bilginer Y,Düzova A,Topaloğlu R,Batu ED,Boduroğlu K,Güçer Ş,Bodur I,Alanay Y

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological involvement in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is common, and its occurrence increases morbidity and mortality. Patients may present variable neurological involvement, such as cerebrovascular disease, cognitive dysfunction, headache, seizures, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis-like syndrome,...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Ricarte IF,Dutra LA,Abrantes FF,Toso FF,Barsottini OGP,Silva GS,de Souza AWS,Andrade D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current management of primary or secondary antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) syndromes with known embolic phenomena requiring anticoagulation is empiric in the setting of elective orthopedic procedures. Short-term withdrawal of warfarin with continuance of aspirin and glucocorticoid therapy was undertaken for sequential...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Schnitz WM,Lister KA,McCarty GA

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many types of neurological disorders and events have been described in association with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), only ischaemic stroke is reasonably well established and accepted as a diagnostic criterion for the syndrome. We propose to evaluate, classify and ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Chapman J,Rand JH,Brey RL,Levine SR,Blatt I,Khamashta MA,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panniculitis rarely occurs in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). When it occurs, it is thought to be mainly lupus erythematosus panniculitis (LEP). Here we describe a 32-year old Japanese woman with chronic SLE, who simultaneously presented facial lymphocytic lobular panniculitis and pancytopenia due to...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Deji N,Sugimoto T,Fujimoto T,Aoyama M,Takeda N,Sakaguchi M,Uzu T,Kashiwagi A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalidomide has been shown to be an effective treatment for cutaneous forms of lupus erythematous refractory to other therapies. Thalidomide has very serious side effects, including teratogenicity and neuropathy, which limit its clinical use in lupus to such severe refractory cases. Efficacy has been confirmed in seve...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Karim MY,Ruiz-Irastorza G,Khamashta MA,Hughes GR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether killer cell immunologlobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotypes are associated with vasculitis, vascular arterial events or anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies in patients with lupus. A total of 304 patients followed prospectively at the University of Toronto Lupus Clinic were assessed for the occurrence ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Toloza S,Pellett F,Chandran V,Ibanez D,Urowitz M,Gladman D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have revealed new populations of T/B cells, including central/effector memory, follicular T cells and CXCR3+ or CXCR4+ B cells. In the present study, changes in these populations of CD4+ T cells were examined on the basis of the expression of CD62L, CCR7 and CXCR5 in patients with systemic lupus erythem...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Watanabe T,Suzuki J,Mitsuo A,Nakano S,Tamayama Y,Katagiri A,Amano H,Morimoto S,Tokano Y,Takasaki Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review briefly defines the heat shock proteins (hsps), their classification and their functions. The hypothesis that links hsps to the development of autoimmunity is explored, together with the rationale for investigation of the relationship between hsps and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Thus, published wor...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Dhillon V,Latchman D,Isenberg D

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the virus causing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has had a huge impact on health services with a high mortality associated with complications including pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Historical evidence suggests that Lupus patients h...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Mason A,Rose E,Edwards CJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoreactive T cell mediated autoimmune disease. Immunization with inactivated autoreactive T cells may induce idiotype anti-idiotypic reaction to deplete specific subsets of autoreactive T cells involved in SLE. Six SLE patients unsuitable or refused to use immunosuppressants ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Li ZG,Mu R,Dai ZP,Gao XM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00