Lupus Mutation May Unlock Targeted Drugs for Patient Subset Lupus Mutation May Unlock Targeted Drugs for Patient Subset
A new study provides definitive proof of one pathway that contributes to lupus, though it ’s unclear how many patients with lupus are affected by this mechanism.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - June 1, 2022 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
What Are the 11 Criteria for Lupus?
Title: What Are the 11 Criteria for Lupus?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 6/1/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - June 1, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
What Is the Life Expectancy of a Child With Lupus?
Title: What Is the Life Expectancy of a Child With Lupus?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 6/1/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General)
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - June 1, 2022 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Chilblains: An Old But Now More Common Problem
Discussion
Chilblains is also known as perniosis is an “…inflammatory dermatosis that generally affects the dorsal feet or hands during the periods of damp and cold, but not freezing, conditions…” It produces acryl lesions.
Chilblains may be derived from the Old English words “chill” and “blegen” (sore). Pernio is thought be derivative of pern(a) or haunch of the leg as the feet and legs are commonly affected. Chilblain is usually idiopathic but has been associated with Raynaud disease, blood problems including cryofibrinogenemia and rheumatologic conditions such as systemic ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 30, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
It Takes Two: How Couples Maintain Love and Intimacy When One of Them Has Lupus
How Couples Maintain Love and Intimacy When One of Them Has Lupus (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Living With Lupus: ‘One Day, You Feel Fantastic, Next Day, You Can’t Move’
Living with lupus is unpredictable, and you must learn how to adjust to a chronic illness. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Support System: Three Sisters ’ Nonprofit Champions ‘Lupus Warriors’
Women tell their stories about lupus and seek understanding that is sometimes hard to find from co-workers, classmates, and friends. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chill Factor: How Lupus Patients Can Avoid the Anxiety of Cyberchondria
Experts tell us how you can research lupus on your own – without freaking out. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Joint pain - is it arthritis or lupus? How to tell the difference between the two
ARTHRITIS and lupus are both long-term chronic conditions that affect thousands of people. While very different, they both share one common symptom. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Normal-Looking Skin Involved in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 -- For patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), normal-appearing skin is a type I interferon-rich, prelesional environment, according to a study published in the April 27 issue of Science Translational... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Genetic driver of some cases of lupus identified
Researchers found a novel gene mutation in a young girl with lupus that caused the autoimmune attack. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - May 9, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: news
Scientists Discover Genetic Cause Of Lupus, Findings May Help Research On Long Covid.
Lupus is a life-threatening, chronic autoimmune disease. The exact causes have remained poorly understood. New research pinpoints genetic mutations to toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) as one direct culprit. TLR7 may also be behind the autoimmune symptoms seen in SARS-CoV-2 infections. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Coronavirus business pharma & Source Type: news
What is in the Differential Diagnosis for Black and White Skin Conditions?
Discussion
This is the third in a short case series of differential diagnoses of colored skin conditions.
An introduction to dermatological terminologies and information about colors can be can be found here.
A differential diagnosis by distribution and common pattern can be found here.
For red, orange and yellow conditions, a review can be found here.
For green, blue and purple conditions, a review can be found here.
For brown and grey conditions, a review can be found here.
Note that any color can be a normal variant for an individual or is physiologic for a given state. When lesions of the opposite color of the normal s...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 9, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Advances in the Clinical Use of Hydroxychloroquine Levels Advances in the Clinical Use of Hydroxychloroquine Levels
What role could the assessment of hydroxychloroquine levels have in the management of patients with lupus?Current Opinion in Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Journal Article Source Type: news
Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
Title: Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of LupusCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/4/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/4/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - May 4, 2022 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
