Lupus & Connective Tissue Diseases
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IPF Patient Registry will expand
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Remission of lupus often short-lasting and variable
Key clinical point: Sustained remission in systemic lupus erythematosus patients varies considerably according to different definitions and is...
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Calcineurin inhibitor proves effective against lupus nephritis
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SHARE initiative releases consensus-based JDM management recommendations
Early and aggressive therapy may prevent or stabilize organ damage and disease-related complications in patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (...
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Benefits, challenges emerge in evolution of rheumatology-dermatology clinics
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Teams boost confidence in IPF diagnoses
The use of multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) and updated diagnostic guidelines has increased the accuracy of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (...
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Psoriasiform eruptions in Kawasaki disease reveal distinct phenotype
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FDA accepting comments on draft guidelines on compounding law
The Food and Drug Administration is accepting comments on plans to implement a law to restrict compounding of human drug products.
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Mechanism proposed for microvascular thrombosis in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Key clinical point: In patients with acquired autoimmune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, elevated plasma levels of human neutrophil proteins...
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HCQ eye toxicity needs experience to assess
Key clinical point: Several eye abnormalities can be mistaken for hydroxychloroquine-related eye toxicity, making specialist ophthalmic assessment...
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VIDEO: TNF inhibitors improved refractory skin disease in juvenile dermatomyositis
Key clinical point: TNF inhibitor treatment in patients with juvenile dermatomyositis may be beneficial for skin involvement that is refractory to...