Lupus Science & Medicine

Association between disease duration and comorbidity burden in systemic lupus erythematosus: a multicentre study from Pakistan

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic kidney disease ...
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Combining mepacrine with hydroxychloroquine-based therapy in active systemic lupus erythematosus: an observational study of 106 patients from the Lupus-Cruces cohort

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of mepacrine (MC) as an add-on therapy in patients with SLE unresponsive to hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)-containing regimens at 6 months after MC introduction. Methods ...
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Burden of herpes zoster among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in the USA

Objective To estimate the incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) and the incremental healthcare resource utilisation (HRU) and costs ...
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Risk factors and outcomes of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective-multicentre cohort study and systematic literature review

Objective Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinicoradiological diagnosis that can be associated with SLE. The clinical presentation, risk factors and outcomes of PRES in ...
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Proteomic analysis reveals angiogenesis-related plasma proteins associated with pre-eclampsia in SLE

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 ...