Objective Peer mentoring has been shown to be an effective intervention for chronic conditions with evidence to suggest that ...

Objective Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), a subtype of secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), is a rare ...

Background SLE is a chronic autoimmune disease with heterogeneous manifestations and variable outcomes. Geographic factors ...

Objective Glomerular immune complex deposition plays a central role in lupus nephritis (LN), but the prognostic relevance of individual immunoglobulin components remains unclear. This study aimed to ...

As a consequence of increased survival over the last decades, patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their partners have an increased wish for pregnancy. However, pregnancy in SLE is ...

Objective To investigate second kidney biopsy as predictor of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in active lupus nephritis (LN). Methods Patients with biopsy-proven LN (International Society of ...

Objective To evaluate frequency, severity and costs of flares in US patients with newly diagnosed SLE. Methods Adults diagnosed with SLE between January 2005 and December 2014 were identified from US ...

Objectives There is increasing recognition of the need for patient-centred lupus self-management (SM) programmes to improve outcomes. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe the underlying ...

SLE is a serious, debilitating autoimmune disease that affects various organs and body systems. Of all the heterogeneous autoimmune diseases, SLE is perhaps the most heterogeneous. Patients with SLE, ...

Objective To assess the economic burden of patients with SLE by disease severity in the USA 1 year before and after diagnosis. Methods Patients aged ≥18 years with a first SLE diagnosis (index date) ...

Objective Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a rare autoimmune condition characterised by thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Despite the publication ...