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Cureus
January 2025
Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Tumid lupus erythematosus (TLE) is a rare subtype of cutaneous lupus, which can present diagnostic challenges due to its overlapping features with other skin disorders. Understanding the clinical and histopathological characteristics of TLE is essential for accurate diagnosis and management. In this article, we describe a case of TLE in a 45-year-old man who presented with annular, urticarial, non-scarring plaques on the scalp associated with non-scarring alopecia in the affected area.
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December 2024
Professorial Surgical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, LKA.
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease with multisystemic involvement with unspecified aetiology. Pancreatic involvement is a rare manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis and is often detected in postmortem studies. This clearly implies the rarity of the disease and its diagnostic challenges.
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December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with diverse manifestations, requiring long-term treatment that can have side effects, particularly in pediatric patients. has shown potential for improving SLE symptoms due to its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the immunomodulatory effect of oil (NSO) on disease activity, T lymphocyte activity and inflammatory cytokine profiles in pediatric SLE patients.
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January 2025
Hive AI Innovation Studio, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA.
Nailfold Capillaroscopy (NFC) is a simple, non-invasive diagnostic tool used to detect microvascular changes in nailfold. Chronic pathological changes associated with a wide range of systemic diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and rheumatological conditions like systemic sclerosis, can manifest as observable microvascular changes in the terminal capillaries of nailfolds. The current gold standard relies on experts performing manual evaluations, which is an exhaustive time-intensive, and subjective process.
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January 2025
J. L. Andréu Sánchez, PhD, Rheumatology department, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Autonoma University, Madrid, Spain.
Objective: To quantify the mortality risk in a large, well-characterized cohort of Sjögren's disease (SjD) patients and to identify independent predictors of mortality in this population.
Methods: We included 314 patients diagnosed with SjD according to the 2002 American-European Consensus Group criteria from a prospective, multicenter SjögrenSER-PROS cohort. Detailed data on systemic manifestations, serological markers, disease activity, and mortality was collected after 9 years of follow up.
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