Joana Fernandes, PhD,  —

A large number of patients with class II lupus nephritis (LN) show histological transformations years after the diagnosis, a new study reported, adding that proteinuria — or excessive amounts of protein in the urine — can serve as a predictor of patient outcome. This findings are the result of a multicenter study carried out in…

A case report of a woman who developed symptoms of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) after golimumab administration, a rheumatoid arthritis treatment, has been published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. This is the third report of patients developing subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE), a subtype of CLE, while undergoing…