Anti-C1q antibody in patients with lupus nephritic flare: 18-month follow-up and a nested case-control study.

Objectives: A prospective cohort was conducted to investigate the association of anti-C1q antibody and lupus/lupus nephritis (LN) flare.

Methods: Sixty-nine consecutive patients with systemic lupus erythematosus were enrolled and followed up for 18 months. Anti-C1q was recorded at the first visit and at the time of flare.

Unusual case of adult hemophagocytic syndrome.

Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is an uncommon manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Clinical features of HPS include fever, pancytopenia, abnormal liver enzyme, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and coagulation disorder. HPS comprises primary and reactive forms.

A diabetic woman with a swollen forearm.

Diabetic muscle infarction (DMI) is an unusual complication of diabetes mellitus. It is usually seen in long-standing diabetes mellitus. This article presents a case of DMI in the left forearm of a 58-year-old woman.