Objectives To assess indirect costs (IDC) due to lost productivity in paid/unpaid labour, stratified by sex, in a national ...

Objective Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in SLE. In this target population, ...

Objective Macrophages and kidney cell pyroptosis/ferroptosis could play an important role in the pathogenesis of lupus ...

Objective To investigate the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and health outcomes in childhood-onset ...

Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most serious complications of SLE, manifesting as haematuria and/or proteinuria, hypertension and ultimately kidney failure. Despite advances in immunomodulatory ...

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Skin manifestations are common in patients with SLE. A recent study reported increased site-specific recurrence of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE).1 While this study included a proportion of ...

Objective Dyslipidaemia in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) contributes to pathogenesis and cardiovascular risk. The effect of statin therapy on SLE disease activity remains controversial. This meta ...

Objective To assess the clinical relevance of concurrent measurement of anti-chromatin antibodies and anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) antibodies using a multiplex immunoassay in systemic lupus ...

Objectives This study examined if lowering the glucocorticoid (GC) ceiling in the definition of lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) from 7.5 mg/day to 5 mg/day (LLDAS-5) was associated with ...

Objective This study uses Mendelian randomisation (MR) to investigate the causal link between SLE and osteoporosis across different ethnic groups. Methods Genetic variants associated with SLE were ...

Objective Breastfeeding prevalence and challenges among women of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is under-researched especially in the Middle East-North Africa region.