October 2024 in “Journal of Case Reports in Medical Science” This case report describes a woman whose psychiatric symptoms preceded the clear signs of systemic lupus erythematosus, which could suggest they were early indicators of SLE or related to an underlying mental disorder exacerbated by SLE.
In this multicenter study, belimumab effectively reduced disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with joint and skin manifestations, showing significant improvement in acute and subacute skin types earlier than in chronic types, while no significant benefit was observed for nonspecific skin manifestations.
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January 2016 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine Research” This case report describes a patient with SLE who developed acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, experiencing significant improvement after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin, methylprednisolone, and cyclophosphamide.
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October 2014 in “Scottish medical journal” This case study reports the first known instance of isolated sub-acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus potentially induced by long-term nitrofurantoin therapy, with effective treatment using topical steroids and hydroxychloroquine.
January 2019 in “Lung India” This case report describes a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus whose initial presentation involved rare and severe respiratory and hematological complications, highlighting diagnostic challenges and treatment approaches.