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This case report suggests that PUVA treatment may have played a role in triggering systemic lupus erythematosus in a 23-year-old woman with psoriasis.

This study reports that systemic lupus erythematosus patients with Evans syndrome often exhibited photosensitivity, hypocomplementemia, and elevated serum IgG, while lupus nephritis was less common, suggesting distinct clinical features.

This study reported that tuberculosis can mimic lupus-like symptoms, including the production of autoantibodies, which may confuse the diagnosis with systemic lupus erythematosus flares.

This article reviews challenges in diagnosing new-onset SLE during pregnancy, emphasizing the complexity of distinguishing it from normal pregnancy changes and preeclampsia, and reports no new results.

This case report highlights the importance of considering SLE in young male patients with unexplained inflammatory musculoskeletal symptoms, as systemic inflammation was identified and symptoms improved with hydroxychloroquine.

This study found that simultaneous presence of specific and nonspecific skin lesions, or having three or more types of skin lesions, was associated with increased systemic activity of systemic lupus erythematosus.

This case report details a 38-year-old woman in Sri Lanka diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus-associated protein-losing enteropathy, identified through hypoalbuminemia and EULAR criteria in a resource-limited setting.

This case report describes a 21-year-old man diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting the condition's potential to mimic hematological malignancy and the effectiveness of prednisolone in rapid symptom improvement.

This case report describes a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed leukocytoclastic vasculitis, suggesting this skin condition may be related to SLE exacerbation.

This case report identifies a 51-year-old woman whose nonpruritic urticated rash was an initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting the importance of comprehensive serological evaluation and biopsy for accurate diagnosis.

This article reviews the specific cosmetology needs and practices related to black skin, identifying associated complications, and emphasizes the need for a robust cosmetovigilance policy but reports no new clinical findings.

In this case report, a 64-year-old woman diagnosed with both NMOSD and SLE showed mild improvement in vision and recovered from thrombocytopenia after treatment with glucocorticoids and Rituximab, highlighting the importance of accurate diagnosis and tailored treatment for overlapping autoimmune disorders.

This study found that late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in a French cohort was characterized by a lower disease severity but reduced survival mainly attributed to aging-related factors.

This case study reports a 15-year-old girl from a visceral leishmaniasis-endemic area in Greece presenting with various symptoms, including high fever, morning joint pain, and blood in urine, eventually leading to findings like rash, anemia, and kidney issues. Results are not detailed in this abstract.

This review discusses the role of complement activation in autoimmune diseases and explores the potential for anti-complement therapies as a new treatment strategy, without reporting new clinical results.

This review discusses the role of complement activation in SLE and suggests that while monitoring C3 and C4 remains important, increased levels of cell-bound complement activation products may better indicate disease activity.

This study found that tofacitinib may be effective for treating pediatric rheumatic diseases, with especially promising results in patients with autoinflammatory diseases, arthritis and alopecia, and juvenile dermatomyositis.

This case report links bacterial endocarditis with aortic regurgitation in a patient with discoid lupus to tooth extraction and immunosuppressant therapy, noting recurrent enterococcus infections.

This case report describes a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus whose unusual nephrological presentation led to a diagnosis of C3 glomerulopathy, highlighting the importance of considering atypical findings to broaden diagnostic approaches.

A man was diagnosed with a rare form of lupus after showing unique skin symptoms that responded well to treatment.

This study found no significant difference in the seroconversion rate of SARS-CoV2 IgG between patients with Immune Mediated Inflammatory diseases undergoing Targeted Immune-Modulating Therapies and those on conventional systemic treatment.

This case study details a 44-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus who developed hypereosinophilic asthma and was initially treated as ANCA-negative eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Her condition, eventually classified as HASM, underscores the need for evaluating EGPA-spectrum disorders in similar scenarios.

This case report describes a 19-year-old patient with systemic lupus and a composite heterozygosis SC with thalassemic component, highlighting the diagnostic challenge when symptoms of both conditions occur simultaneously.

This review discusses the role of the complement pathway in alopecia areata and reports no new clinical results; the authors suggest that targeting this pathway could offer treatment options.

This study found that among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, the absence of skin rash and low levels of complement C3 were significant risk factors for developing lupus nephritis, with their combination demonstrating good predictive diagnostic value.

This review discusses topical calcineurin inhibitors for cutaneous lupus erythematosus and reports no new clinical findings; the authors emphasize the need for more comparative studies with corticosteroids.

This case report details a 56-year-old woman's diagnosis with an overlapping syndrome of dermatomyositis, systemic lupus, and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome, highlighted by purpura fulminans, treated successfully with immunosuppressants and plasmapheresis.

This case report illustrates that false-positive antibodies for Ehrlichia species may occur in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, complicating diagnosis and treatment.

In this study, a patient with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome complicated by severe sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation was successfully treated using combined therapies, including recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin, despite the absence of a standard treatment regimen for CCS.

This case report details a 27-year-old woman's diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus with immune-mediated intravascular haemolysis, which improved with steroid treatment.