Publications by authors named "Raphael Ait Mehdi"
J Am Acad Dermatol
March 2023
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to identify risk factors for patients with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) progressing to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (sSLE) and to create a predictive scoring system for this progression.
- - In analyzing data from 30 patients who developed sSLE and 134 who did not, three main risk factors were identified: being under 25 at DLE diagnosis, having a higher skin phototype, and high antinuclear antibody titers.
- - The findings suggested that a higher score correlates with increased risk of progression to sSLE, with a score of 0 showing no progression, while a score of 6 or higher indicated about a 40% risk
