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Myelopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical, laboratory, radiological and progression findings in a cohort of 1,193 patients

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective To describe clinical, laboratory, radiological and progression characteristics of myelopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Patients and methods A retrospective analysis was performed on a cohort of 1193 patients with SLE (ACR criteria) in order to identify patients with myel...

Ozone decreases sperm quality in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective To investigate the deleterious effects of air pollutants exposure in the Sao Paulo metropolitan region on semen quality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods A seven-years longitudinal repeated-measures panel study was performed at the Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollutio...

Seguridad y eficacia de rituximab en el tratamiento detrombocitopenia inmune refractaria al tratamiento estándar en pacientes con diagnóstico de lúpus eritematoso sistémico

INTRODUCCIÓN: Antecedentes: El presente dictamen expone la evaluación del medicamento rituximab con relación a su uso en pacientes con trombocitopenia inmune secundaria a lupus eritematoso sistémico refractario a tratamiento con glucocorticoides, inmunosupresores e inmunoglobulinas. Aspectos Generale...

Periodontitis and systemic lupus erythematosus

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT A large number of studies have shown a potential association between periodontal and autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Similar mechanisms of tissue destruction concerning periodontitis and other autoimmune diseases have stimulated the study...

Acute acalculous cholecystitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: a rare initial manifestation

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a very rare gastrointestinal manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus and becomes rarer as an initial manifestation. There are only two cases reported. The authors report a 20-year-old black woman that presented acute acalculous cholecystitis revealed by ab...

Infections and systemic lupus erythematosus

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the incidence of infections in a population of systemic lupus erythematosus individuals and the characteristics of infections regarding original site, as well as to study the possible associations between infections and treatment. Methods An analytical retrospective st...

Cocientes urinarios Proteína-Creatinina y Albúmina-Creatinina en pacientes con lupus eritematoso sistémico

El objetivo del trabajo consistió en analizar las correlaciones entre: cociente Proteína/Creatinina en la primera orina de la mañana y Proteinuria de 24 horas (P/C-P24h); y cociente Albúmina/Creatinina en la primera orina de la mañana y Albuminuria de 24 horas (A/C-A24h) en pacientes con Lupus Erite...

Male fertility potential alteration in rheumatic diseases: a systematic review

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Background Improved targeted therapies for rheumatic diseases were developed recently resulting in a better prognosis for affected patients. Nowadays, patients are living longer and with improved quality of life, including fertility potential. These patients are affected by impaired reproducti...

Linfócitos Th17 e linfócitos T CD4+ multifuncionais em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (1), 2016
Resumo Introdução/Objetivo: Evidências recentes sugerem que anormalidades que envolvem os linfócitos Th17 estão associadas à fisiopatologia do lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES). Além disso, os linfócitos T multifuncionais (LTM), ou seja, aqueles que produzem múltiplas citocinas simultaneamente...

Associação de imunodeficiência primária com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico: revisão da literatura e as lições aprendidas pela Divisão de Reumatologia de um hospital universitário terciário em São Paulo

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (1), 2016
Resumo As imunodeficiências primárias (IDP) representam um grupo heterogêneo de doenças resultantes de defeitos hereditários no desenvolvimento, na maturação e na função normal de células do sistema imunológico; assim, tornam os indivíduos suscetíveis a infecções recorrentes, alergia, auto...