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How would you approach management of a patient with longstanding history of SLE, but having active psoriasis?

SLE manifestations include arthralgias and cytopenias which are stable. Previously did well on methotrexate, but developed GI side effects. HCQ is on ...

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What is your approach to practical monitoring of lupus disease activity in clinical practice?

What disease activity index do you find more useful and most practical in a busy clinical setting? How often do you assess it?This question is part of...

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How do you approach Covid vaccine counseling in patients with rheumatic disease and history of pericarditis/serositis?

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What is your approach to ongoing assessment and medication tapering in well controlled discoid lupus without systemic features?

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Would you favor stopping hydralazine in a patient requiring it for refractory hypertension if they also have a high titer ANA in the absence of any SLE symptoms?

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Papers discussed in this category

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2011-05

Quality of life in cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

Lupus, 2016 May 27

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus are associated with clinically significant cardiovascular risk: a Danish nationwide cohort study.

Clin Exp Rheumatol, 2013 Aug 02

Pain and pruritus in cutaneous lupus: their association with dermatologic quality of life and disease activity.

J Rheumatol, 2022 Aug 01

Timing and Predictors of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Risk Occurs Early and Highlights Racial Disparities.

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 2017-05-08

Update on Lupus Nephritis.

Ann Rheum Dis, 2014 Feb 13

The number of flares patients experience impacts on damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from a multiethnic Latin American cohort.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2023 Oct 12

EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus: 2023 update.

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023 Jun 25

"Burnout" Coupled with Workforce Shortages Spells Trouble: Innovative Solutions Are Essential for More Satisfying Rheumatology Practice.

Modern rheumatology, 2020 Jun 16

Which is the best SLE activity index for clinical trials?

Arthritis care & research, 2023 Nov 28

Reference Range of Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels That Can Reduce Odds of Active Lupus and Prevent Flares.

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