Exempel på lupus

• The contributions of disease activity, sleep patterns, and depression to fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus.

• The prothrombotic lupus anticoagulant is present in about 15% of cases.

• Angiotensinconverting enzyme gene polymorphism and the clinical pathological features and progression in lupus nephritis.

• The list of disorders which can mimic rheumatic polyarthritis is very long and includes most prominently juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, post viral arthritis, and systemic lupus.

• Pulmonary hypertension and embolism are linked with the presence of lupus anticoagulant and antiphospholipid antibodies.

• Monitoring warfarin therapy in patients with lupus anticoagulant.

• Fatigue in lupus is not correlated with disease activity.

• The clinical features and prognosis of lupus with disease onset at age 65 and older.

• However, only lupus-prone mice spontaneously develop anti-gp70 antibodies and these have been implicated in the development of nephritis.

• One patient was lost to follow-up, and another died from complications of systemic lupus erythematosus.

• Includes a description of the clinical and immunological features of systemic lupus erythematosus.

• The detection in human sera of antibodies against ribosomal proteins has been traditionally associated with autoimmune diseases, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus.

• Guidelines for testing and revised criteria for lupus anticoagulants.

• After a few months of exposure, drugs can precipitate the development of a lupus-like condition.

• Maternal testing for lupus was negative.