Background SLE is a complex autoimmune condition requiring evaluation across disease activity, permanent damage and ...

Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus Prospective Observational Cohort Study (SPOCS) was a prospective observational study ...

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Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are at increased risk of herpes zoster (HZ), particularly those with SLE, in whom HZ may be more frequent and severe.1 Recombinant zoster ...

Objective A data-driven and expert/patient consensus-based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index ...

Objectives CD163 is a macrophage-associated scavenger receptor shed during inflammatory activation, resulting in measurable soluble CD163 in serum (s) and urine (u). Elevated levels have been reported ...

Objectives Pulmonary diseases (PDs) in SLE are thought to be common and of clinical importance but can be difficult to diagnose. Prior studies report divergent estimates of the prevalence of PD in SLE ...

Objectives Moderate BILAG-2004 flare definitions are less well validated than severe flare definitions, and moderate flares are reported less frequently in clinical trials. Moderate flares may be ...

Introduction Accurate assessment of disease activity in SLE is crucial but challenging due to its varied clinical manifestations and severity. Current tools like the SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI ...

Objective Delivery of a small for gestational age (SGA) infant is a common pregnancy complication among women with SLE. Although disease activity and autoantibodies such as anti-Smith and ...

22 Historical aspects of B-cell depletion in SLE (8 October, 2025) ...