First off, let's talk about those lupus rashes. While most folks might get that classic "butterfly" rash on their face, it's more likely to pop up on the scalp and ears in Black patients. Lupus ...

cCentre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health ...

The presence of lupus anticoagulant (LAC) is the strongest predictor of an APO. At present, there is no effective treatment for women with these high-risk pregnancies, but in an animal model that ...

A diagnosis of lupus is based on a combination of symptoms, physical examination abnormalities (for example, a rash or swollen joints), and laboratory ... Laboratory tests that identify aPL are: lupus ...

but that many SLE patients will show signs of cutaneous lupus at some point. The malar rash, also known as the butterfly rash, extends from the cheeks across the nasal bridge. About half of patients ...

Poison oak and poison sumac are related to poison ivy and also cause rashes. Michigan's summer climate provides ideal growing conditions for many flowers and other plants we enjoy — and for a ...

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For research papers The BMJ has fully open peer review. This means that accepted research papers published from early 2015 onwards usually have their prepublication history posted alongside them on ...

In the PROMISSE study of predictors of pregnancy loss, only a battery of lupus anticoagulant tests was predictive of a composite of adverse pregnancy outcomes. We examined the predictive value of one ...

Monash Health, in collaboration with Monash University, has reached a ground-breaking milestone in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, successfully treating the first lupus patient in Australia with ...

a skin rash that goes across the cheeks and the bridge of the nose. The shape resembles butterfly wings. She was diagnosed with systemic lupus and discoid lupus. The continuous battles with lupus ...