introduction systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) is a complex autoimmune and inflammatory disease. many studies show hla alleles can be associated with sle. the aim of this study was to determine the association of hla-drb1 alleles with juvenile- onset in iranian children. materials and methods at a case – control study, 31 children with systemic lupus erythematosus (case group) who referred to ...

ANA: antinuclear antibody BID: twice a day CLE: cutaneous lupus erythematosus DIL: drug-induced lupus SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus INTRODUCTION Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), defined as isolated cutaneous lesions without significant systemic involvement, has a reported incidence and prevalence of 4.3 and 73.2 per 100,000, respectively. It occurs more commonly among women with a repor...

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systemic lupus erythemathosus is an autoimmune disease that affected many various types of tissues in 10% of world population and over 30 genes has associated with it. nouroimmunoendocrynology concepts have shown that immune system could be affected by neuron system and vice versa, 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor a (5ht3ra) was studied as a main receptor in these relations. in this study, peripher...

Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus has rarely been described in pediatric lupus population and the real prevalence of childhood-onset bullous systemic lupus erythematosus has not been reported. From January 1983 to November 2013, 303 childhood-onset SLE (c-SLE) patients were followed at the Pediatric Rheumatology Unit of the Childreńs Institute of Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicin...

Background:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with multiple organ involvement and periods of relapse and remission that mainly affects young women of childbearing age. In this regard the reproductive health is an important issue. Although diagnosis, treatment and management of pregnancy in SLE women have been improved recently, but the main concern is effects of SLE on ...

OBJECTIVE To provide an up-to-date review of the etiology, epidemiology, clinical features, diagnostic findings, and treatment options for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). DATA SOURCES A PubMed search of English language articles using a combination of words: elderly, systemic lupus erythematosus*, late onset systemic lupus erythematosus*, etiology, screening, diagnosis, or treatment to id...

BMZ: basement membrane DEJ: dermoepidermal junction DIF: direct immunofluorescence LE: lupus erythematosus SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus INTRODUCTION Neutrophilic infiltrates in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are commonly associated with bullous or vasculitic disease. Recently, an increasing number of reports describe a nonbullous, nonvasculitic SLE-associated neutrophili...

Introduction Hippocampal atrophy is associated with corticosteroid use and may be related to cognitive impairment in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Some biomarkers associated with neuronal injury have been associated with neuropsychiatric SLE, but their roles in the pathogenesis and its validity and clinical applicability has not been studied in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus...