Autoimmune Diseases
Conference Coverage
VEDOSS study describes predictors of progression to systemic sclerosis
ATLANTA – When Raynaud’s phenomenon is present, risk for progression is best predicted by the presence of puffy fingers, disease-specific...
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TULIP trials show clinical benefit of anifrolumab for SLE
ATLANTA – Anifrolumab was well tolerated and provided clinical benefit for moderate-to-severe SLE in the global, phase 3 TULIP-1 and -2 trials.
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Glucocorticoids linked to damage accrual in SLE regardless of disease activity
“These findings suggest that unnecessary use of glucocorticoids should be avoided in the management of the disease where possible,” study authors...
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Fewer people are dying from systemic sclerosis at younger ages
ATLANTA – Mortality of people with systemic sclerosis in the United States aged 44 and younger now rivals the death rate for the general...
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CVD risk in black SLE patients 18 times higher than in whites
ATLANTA – “This study [identifies] a population that needs more attention, more targeted CVD prevention,” presenter Dr. Shivani Garg said.
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Vitiligo: First-ever RCT is smashing success
MADRID – Ruxolitinib cream, a topical JAK 1/2 inhibitor, achieved unprecedented improvement in facial and total-body vitiligo.
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Low disease activity a valid target in early SLE, investigators say
Both lupus low disease activity state and complete remission by 6 months translated into less damage at 18 months in retrospective analysis.
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Systemic sclerosis raises risk of breast cancer, lung cancer, melanoma
Patients with systemic sclerosis also had more than a doubling of the risk of mortality with incident cancer in comparison with systemic sclerosis...
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Zostavax proves safe, effective in patients with nonactive SLE
The live-attenuated herpes zoster vaccine appears safe and effective in individuals with nonactive systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Study aims to define symptoms of Sjögren’s syndrome secondary to SLE
The study is believed to be the first to investigate whether systemic inflammation, as measured by cytokine levels, differs according to the...
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Painful and Pruritic Erosions on the Back
A 51-year-old black woman presented to the dermatology clinic with painful and pruritic erosions on the back, abdomen, neck, and arms of...