Early and late effects of therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: A single-center experience.

Therapeutic plasma exchanges (TPE) is considered as one of the treatment modalities that is used in systemic autoimmune diseases. This study aimed to describe the early and late effect of TPE in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) presented with acute kidney injury (AKI). Retrospective study comprised patients with SLE and AAV with AKI seen between January 2000 and June 2014 at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh.

Outcome of adult Saudi patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.

Objectives: We aimed to describe the social, educational, employment and long-term clinical outcomes of adults with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a Saudi cohort.

Methods: All adult patients with childhood-onset SLE who were treated and had regular follow-up between 1990 and 2013 at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH-RC), Riyadh were included. The long-term outcome measures comprised SLE Disease Activity and Damage Indices at the last follow-up visit and death related to SLE.

Updated recommendations for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis: a local perspective.

Postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteoporosis in elderly men are major health problems, with a significant medical and economic burden. Although osteopenia and osteoporosis are more common locally than in the West, fracture rates are generally less than in Western countries. Vitamin D deficiency is common in the region and contributes adversely to bone health.