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    Glossary Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    autoimmune disease causing widespread inflammation and tissue damage

    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues, causing widespread inflammation and damage to various organs, including the skin, joints, kidneys, and brain. Symptoms can vary widely but often include fatigue, joint pain, skin rashes, and fever.

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    1. The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults Rheumatology · 2017 · 213 citations
    2. Lupus erythematosus: systemic and cutaneous manifestations Clinics in Dermatology · 2006 · 144 citations
    3. Dermatology position paper on the revision of the 1982 ACR criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus Lupus · 2004 · 109 citations
    4. Fibromyalgia, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and Evaluation of SLE Activity The Journal of Rheumatology · 2008 · 107 citations
    5. Flares of systemic lupus erythematosus during pregnancy and the puerperium: prevention, diagnosis and management Expert Review of Clinical Immunology · 2012 · 87 citations
    6. PD-1+CXCR5−CD4+T cells are correlated with the severity of systemic lupus erythematosus Rheumatology · 2019 · 71 citations
    7. Low disease activity—irrespective of serologic status at baseline—associated with reduction of corticosteroid dose and number of flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with belimumab: A real-life observational study Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism · 2018 · 70 citations
    8. Early Clinical Features in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Can They Be Used to Achieve Earlier Diagnosis? A Risk Prediction Model Arthritis Care & Research · 2016 · 57 citations
    9. New-onset systemic lupus erythematosus beginning as class V lupus nephritis after COVID-19 vaccination Kidney International · 2021 · 52 citations
    10. Pattern of systemic lupus erythematosus among Nigerians Clinical Rheumatology · 2009 · 49 citations
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