Objective The objective of this study was to assess Modified Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) and European Consensus Lupus Activity Measurement (ECLAM) disease activity correlation in ...

The objective of this article is to assess disease activity patterns and their relationship to damage, death and growth failure in a cohort of juvenile lupus. Chronic active, relapsing-remitting and long quiescent activity ...

We compared outcomes of alveolar hemorrhage (AH) in juvenile (JSLE) and adult onset SLE (ASLE). From 263 JSLE and 1522 ASLE, the AH occurred in 13 (4.9%) and 15 (1.0%) patients, respectively (p < .001). Both groups had ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid dysfunction and thyroid antibodies in patients with juvenile onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (JOSLE) and its association with clinical and immunological ...

Chronic arthritis (CA) is an unusual condition in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and data in children is very limited. The aim of the study is to assess CA in a large population of cSLE patients, in a ...

Introduction: Lupus erythematosus panniculitis (LEP) or lupus erythematosus profundus is a rare form of chronic cutaneous manifestation affecting both adults and pediatric patients. The prevalence of this manifestation was ...

To report a case of triple association of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), juvenile dermatomyositis and urticarial vasculitis as well as a review of the relevant literature. A 12-year-old male patient diagnosed ...