Abstract Number: 2617 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Electrocardiogram Abnormalities Related to Antimalarials in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Anti-malarials (AM), such as hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ), have long been used for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, despite their…Abstract Number: 2618 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Why Aren’t All Patients with SLE Taking Hydroxychloroquine? A Retrospective Chart Review
Background/Purpose: Although previous SLE treatment guidelines recommended judicious use of antimalarials, there is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that HCQ prevents flares, protects against…Abstract Number: 2619 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hemophagocytic Syndrome in Patients from SLE Registry from the Spanish Society of Rheumatology (RELESSER)
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune systemic rheumatic disease that, in our area, presents hematologic manifestations in approximately 70% of cases1. Some of…Abstract Number: 2620 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Value of Repeat Biopsy in the Management of Lupus Nephritis Flares
Background/Purpose: Whether a repeat renal biopsy is helpful during lupus nephritis (LN) flares remains debatable. Our objective was to analyze the clinical utility of repeat…Abstract Number: 2621 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Minimal Renal Affection in Patients with Systemic LUPUS Erythematosus: Characteristics and Evolution
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is the most common organ involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Indications of renal biopsy (RB) are deterioration of renal function…Abstract Number: 2622 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Benefit of Vitamin D on SLE Disease Activity Is Largely Explained By Renal Activity
Background/Purpose: Low vitamin D is commonly found in SLE. In previous studies, supplementation of vitamin D resulted in improvement in the Physician Global Assessment and…Abstract Number: 2623 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association between Smoking Status and the Clinical and Serological Characteristics at the Onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. an Inception Cohort Analysis
Background/Purpose: Cigarette smoking regulates both innate and adaptive immunity and is associated with numerous diseases. In some inflammatory diseases smoking is associated with deleterious effects…Abstract Number: 2624 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Renal Biopsy Should Not Delay Treatment Initiation in Suspected Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Renal biopsies are considered the gold standard in diagnosing lupus nephritis (LN). ALMS (1), the largest randomized trial in LN, reported the non-inferiority of…Abstract Number: 2625 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predicting Flares in Patients with Stable Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: The course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) varies with periods of quiescence punctuated by flares. Predicting exacerbations allows clinicians to select patients who need…Abstract Number: 2626 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Proton Pump Inhibitor Induced Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Drug induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus has rarely been described. There is a growing literature reporting the association between proton pump inhibitor use and…Abstract Number: 2627 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of Emergency Department Visits in an Urban Underserved Lupus Cohort
Background/Purpose: SLE patients frequently utilize the Emergency Department (ED), impacting the cost of care and quality of life. We performed a retrospective analysis of ED…Abstract Number: 2628 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Raynaud’s Symptoms and Pregnancy Induced Hypertension in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Several reports suggested that the incidence of obstetric complications such as pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) and preterm birth was higher in a pregnant woman…Abstract Number: 2629 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Not Complaining Raynaud’s Phenomenon Display Lower Skin Blood Perfusion Than Healthy Subjects
Background/Purpose: A clinical feature of patients with primary Raynaud's phenomenon (PRP) is the presence of low skin blood perfusion (BP) at the level of hands…Abstract Number: 2630 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of the Korean Version of Systemic Lupus Activity Questionnaire, in Clinical Practice: Its Correlation with Disease Activity Indices of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Assessing patient-reported outcomes validated to be associated with disease activity has helped clinicians better understand treatment response of patients with systemic rheumatic disease. Such…Abstract Number: 2631 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Clinically Relevant Improvement in Children and Adolescents with cSLE
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that is characterized by episodes of flares followed by improvement in response to therapy.…