Lupus & Connective Tissue Diseases
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Look beyond disease activity in treating SLE patients
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Scleroderma patients suffer from small bowel bacterial overgrowth
Major finding: SIBO affected 14 (38%) of 37 scleroderma patients with gastrointestinal symptoms.Data source: Observational study of 120 adults...
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Annual pulmonary hypertension screening recommended for systemic sclerosis
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Algorithm helps to DETECT pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis
Major finding: Only 4% of cases were missed using the two-step algorithm, compared with 29% for guideline-recommended detection.Data source:...
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Proposed ACR-EULAR scleroderma classification criteria 'more inclusive'
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Infection underlies many CNS manifestations in lupus
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VITAMINS mnemonic simplifies neurologic diagnoses in lupus, Sjögren's
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Antimalarials in SLE: high hopes, new benefits, and caution
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Strategy outlined for treating severe refractory cutaneous lupus
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SLE drug used in pregnancy does not up children’s infection, developmental risk
Major finding: Exposure to azathioprine during gestation did not increase the risk of infection in children (odds ratio, 1.6; 95% confidence...
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Many factors affect metabolic syndrome in first 2 years of lupus
Major finding: In the first 2 years after receiving a diagnosis of SLE, patients have significantly increased odds for having the metabolic...