Clinical and Epidemiologic Features of Lupus Nephritis
Chapter 35 Clinical and Epidemiologic Features of Lupus Nephritis Mary Anne Dooley Introduction Renal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains the strongest predictor of overall patient morbidity and mortality.1…
Skin Disease in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Chapter 24 Skin Disease in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Benjamin F. Chong, Victoria P. Werth Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a multisystem disorder that prominently affects the skin. Cutaneous lesions have a…
Abnormalities in Immune Complex Clearance and Fcγ Receptor Function
Chapter 12 Abnormalities in Immune Complex Clearance and Fcγ Receptor Function Jane E. Salmon, Robert P. Kimberly Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the prototype human disease mediated by immune complexes, is…
Mechanisms of Tissue Damage—Free Radicals and Fibrosis
Chapter 16 Mechanisms of Tissue Damage—Free Radicals and Fibrosis Biji T. Kurien, Chandra Mohan, R. Hal Scofield Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, complex inflammatory autoimmune disease involving multisystem…
Clinical Measures, Metrics, and Indices
Chapter 46 Clinical Measures, Metrics, and Indices Zahi Touma, Dafna D. Gladman, Murray B. Urowitz Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a protean, multisystem complex disease characterized by remissions and exacerbations….
Management of Sjögren Syndrome in Patients with SLE
Chapter 32 Management of Sjögren Syndrome in Patients with SLE Hendrika Bootsma, Hjalmar R. Bouma, Frans G.M. Kroese, Arjan Vissink, Daniel J. Wallace Sjögren syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune inflammatory…
Ocular, Aural, and Oral Manifestations
Chapter 31 Ocular, Aural, and Oral Manifestations James T. Rosenbaum, Dennis R. Trune, Andre Barkhuizen, Lyndell Lim Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Eye Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may affect any…
The Epidemiology of Lupus
Chapter 2 The Epidemiology of Lupus S. Sam Lim, Cristina Drenkard Epidemiology is the study of the frequency and distribution of disease and the determinants associated with disease occurrence and…
