Lupus

Patients four times as likely to need blood, 15 times as likely to experience acute renal failure

Small study backs anifrolumab for salvage therapy

Medicare data show what happens when it's neglected

Immunosuppressants seem responsible; mycophenolate "holiday" may help

A 41-year-old woman with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus presented for evaluation of painful areas that had developed on her upper, outer arms and lateral thighs over the past month. Can you diagnose the patient?

Rising prevalence of SLE in pregnancy, more frequent peripartum CV complications observed

Another factor to consider when balancing risks, benefits

Question remains: why?

Patients in pilot study show months-long complete remission

But which way does causal arrow point?

Developer of litifilimab, an anti-BDCA2 antibody, presses ahead despite phase II hiccups

Results from California cohort mirror epidemiology of lupus itself

Severity, mortality down from initial waves

Vascular stress markers improved with widely available pioglitazone