Early recognition and aggressive treatment can significantly improve rare ANA-negative lupus with heart and skin issues.
November 2021 in “Circulation” SCAD can indicate ANA-negative lupus, especially in women with unusual symptoms.
August 2021 in “BMJ Case Reports” A woman with lupus had blood cell destruction, treated successfully with medication.
April 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Lower GPX4 mRNA levels are linked to higher disease activity and symptoms in lupus patients.
April 2026 in “International Journal of High Dilution Research - ISSN 1982-6206” Homeopathy may help hair regrowth in scarring alopecia from Discoid Lupus Erythematosus.
July 2024 in “Clinical Case Reports” ANA-negative lupus nephritis can be diagnosed and treated effectively with a comprehensive approach.
A 16-year-old girl with lupus symptoms improved with treatment despite negative ANA tests.
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July 2017 in “Journal of Medical Case Reports” The 2012 criteria are better for diagnosing atypical lupus cases.
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October 2014 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Patients with alopecia areata should be checked for muscle spasms, diarrhea, and ANA to avoid missing Satoyoshi syndrome.
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June 2020 in “Open access rheumatology” A patient with Rhupus was diagnosed with Rowell syndrome and treated with various medications.
April 2021 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” A child with a rare scalp condition regrew hair after treatment.
January 2014 in “International Journal of Case Reports and Images” A woman with undifferentiated connective tissue disease was diagnosed with renal amyloidosis and carpal tunnel syndrome.
A 44-year-old woman with Down's syndrome was diagnosed with both rheumatoid and gouty arthritis and treated with multiple medications.
June 2021 in “Working paper of public health” Six months after COVID-19, most patients still had autoantibodies.
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May 2012 in “PloS one” Thymic transplantation normalized some T-cells but not others, maintaining immune function.
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July 2022 in “Cureus” Recurrent pneumothorax can occur in Sjogren's syndrome, even without common markers.
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March 2022 in “Korean Journal of Family Medicine” Doctors should consider SLE in males even if antinuclear antibody tests are negative.
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October 2013 in “Experimental Dermatology” The commentary explains that a balance of HR protein and putrescine is important for normal hair growth.
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July 2023 in “Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad” A woman with Lupus Vasculitis improved after treatment with steroids and other medications.
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April 2010 in “Nature” A gene called APCDD1, which controls hair growth, is found to be faulty in a type of hair loss called hereditary hypotrichosis simplex.
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October 2022 in “Rheumatology” RHUPUS should be considered in children with deforming arthritis.
March 2024 in “Poster presentations” A woman with lupus and Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease improved with treatment.
April 2017 in “Our Dermatology Online” A 22-year-old with multiple autoimmune diseases needs a multidisciplinary treatment approach.
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January 2020 in “Rheumatology Advances in Practice” SLE is rare in Uganda but often has complications and overlaps with rheumatoid arthritis.
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January 2004 in “Elsevier eBooks” Lupus affects the skin in various ways, and proper skin examination is crucial for diagnosis and treatment.
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July 2002 in “Dermatologic clinics” Patients with certain skin symptoms and high ANA titers should be monitored for potential systemic lupus.
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August 1988 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus had widespread skin symptoms triggered by medication and sunlight, which improved with specific treatments.
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April 2009 in “Annals of laboratory medicine” The dense fine speckled pattern in ANA tests is common in autoimmune diseases, challenging previous beliefs that it was unrelated.
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June 2013 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Early stage bald spots are linked to skin inflammation and damage to the upper part of the hair follicle.
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August 2018 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Lupus panniculitis of the scalp causes linear hair loss and needs ongoing treatment to prevent recurrence and lupus.