Objectives Lupus podocytopathy (LP) is an uncommon renal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), representing less than 1% of cases. It is characterised by podocyte dysfunction without ...

There was a prodromal illness of arthralgia, anaemia and blood transfusion in the country of origin. Investigations support diagnosis of TTP and HLH (ferritin >52 000; H-Score 161). Serology was ...

Introduction Belimumab, an anti-B-lymphocyte-stimulator antibody, is approved for the treatment of active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Rituximab, a B cell-depleting ...

Synovial sarcoma is a rare malignity of mesenchymal origin; the diagnostic approach usually begins by documenting a soft tissue tumor; however, it results in a challenging diagnosis when it is more ...

Sjögren’s disease (SD) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands, leading to xerophthalmia and xerostomia, but it may also cause extraglandular ...

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinically heterogeneous autoimmune disease with multifactorial pathogenesis. Although polygenic risk scores (PRSs) have been developed to enable ...

Objectives To derive and validate a new disease activity measure for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the SLE Disease Activity Score (SLE-DAS), with improved sensitivity to change as compared with ...