Monitoring the activity of anca-associated vasculitis: some questionnaires and laboratory parameters.

Systemic vasculitis is a group of diseases manifested by symptoms from many organs. ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) require chronic and often aggressive immunosuppressive treatment. This treatment should be adapted to the disease activity.

[The coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus and psoriasis - diagnostic and therapeutic problems].

The coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and psoriasis is rarely observed in everyday clinical practice. Apart from providing a correct diagnosis, a major difficulty is to provide a proper treatment. In this case, for example, the use of systemic glucocorticosteroids may have a negative effect on the course of psoriasis, whereas phototherapy, which is widely practiced in psoriasis, may cause SLE exacerbation.