Chilblain lupus is a rarely manifested variant of chronic lupus. Its appearance can be sporadic or hereditary associated with an autosomal dominant mutation. The diagnosis is clinical and histopathological. The case is presented of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with chilblain lup...
Objective: To estimate the frequency of infections and to describe the pattern of these infections among patients diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) treated at the Central Military Hospital (HOMIL). Methods: A descriptive study was carried out using an administrative database of the militar...
Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the prototype of systemic autoimmune disease with clinical characteristics that show geographic variations. However, these differences between regions have not been fully described; therefore, the objective of this study is to describe the clinical and ...
ABSTRACT Objectives: To analyze initial and follow-up features of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) diagnosed during hospitalization. Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records: two groups were studied, a) SLE diagnosed during hospitalization (SLEin), b) SLE diagnosed on an out...
Santacruz-Sandoval, Evelyn;
Aragón, Cristian C;
Nieto-Aristizábal, Ivana;
Ruiz-Ordoñez, Ingrid;
Quijano, Jhoan S;
Ramírez-Castillo, Daniela;
Mondragón M, Karen;
Posso-Osorio, Iván;
Barrera, María Claudia;
Rios-Serna, Lady J.
ABSTRACT Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease. Patients with SLE exhibit multiple serum autoantibodies, including anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs). There are two main techniques to detect ANCAs: indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) and enzyme-l...
Acosta-Colman, Isabel;
Morel, Zoilo;
Paats, Astrid;
Ortíz, Nelson;
Román, Lourdes;
Vázquez, Marcos;
Duarte, Margarita;
Ávila-Pedretti, Gabriela;
Acosta, María Eugenia;
Martínez de Filártiga, María Teresa.
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the association between vitamin D (VD) concentrations and the activity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and determine a supplementation dose that allows patients to maintain adequate levels of VD. Methods: Longitudinal, observational study. Serum levels of 25-hydrox...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease that affects multiple systems and may include neurological and psychiatric events that could compromise treatment adherence and long-term outcomes in SLE. Objective: To evaluate treatment adherence in patients with diffuse...
ABSTRACT Half of the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) will have a reduced bone density and more than one in ten will develop osteoporosis (OP) prematurely. Multiple risk factors have been related to loss of bone mass, but just a few are modifiable, such as adequate vitamin D and calcium i...
ABSTRACT Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that involves several systems, affects mainly young adult women, and causes a significant deterioration in quality of life. Different environmental aspects are known to facilitate the development of lupus in predisposed individuals. For sever...
