Systemic Diseases: Archives News of the month
Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: a case report and literature review
Systemic Diseases 3 min.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is an acute or subacute encephalopathy syndrome that primarily manifests as headaches, seizures, and visual disturbances. The main causes of PRES include hypertension, end-stage renal disease, preeclampsia or eclampsia, systemic lupus erythematosus,...
Lupus enteritis and peritonitis as a first presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report
Systemic Diseases 4 min.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem involvement, with manifestations ranging from mild cutaneous and musculoskeletal symptoms to severe, life-threatening complications. Gastrointestinal involvement is known to occur in SLE patients, although...
Challenges in the care of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis in Latin America
Systemic Diseases 1 min.
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a rare disease; however, it is one of the leading causes of death in young women, in particular those with a larger percentage of Amerindian ancestry. This article provides a review of the epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis in the Latin American...
Cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cells in systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Systemic Diseases 6 min.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with multiorgan involvement, characterized by many immunologic abnormalities [1]. Natural killer (NK) cells are a distinct lineage of lymphoid cells characterized by the absence of membrane CD3, and the presence of CD16 and CD56, which are responsible...
Lupus pneumonitis in neonatal lupus: a case report
Systemic Diseases 2 min.
Neonatal lupus (NL) is a passively acquired autoimmune disease that occurs in the offspring of mothers affected with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are positive for anti-Ro/Sjögren syndrome type A antigen (SSA) antibodies, anti-La/Sjögren syndrome type B antigen (SSB) antibodies, and/or...
