Global and regional prevalence and incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus in low-and-middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Fatoye, T Gebrye, C Mbada - Rheumatology International, 2022 - Springer
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may be more prevalent among most ethnic groups in
the low-and-middle income countries (LMICs), still these countries are under-represented in …

Belimumab for the treatment of pediatric patients with lupus nephritis

W Stohl, A Kwok - Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The FDA approved the anti-BAFF monoclonal antibody, belimumab, in 2011 for
adult systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), in 2019 for pediatric SLE, in 2020 for adult lupus …

[HTML][HTML] Systemic lupus erythematosus after coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection: Case-based review

S Assar, M Pournazari, P Soufivand… - The Egyptian …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a novel infectious disease,
which presents with various clinical manifestations. There is growing evidence of an …

Altered profile of fecal microbiota in newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus Egyptian patients

MA Gerges, NE Esmaeel, WK Makram… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Dysbiosis of gut microbiota could promote autoimmune disorders including
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Clarifying this point would be of great importance in …

Crosstalk between miR-146a and pro-inflammatory cytokines in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

BA El-Akhras, RM Talaat, SA El-Masry… - International …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
microRNA-146a (miR-146a) plays an essential role in immune anomalies and organ injury
of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by regulating the disease's inflammation and …

Musculoskeletal symptoms in systemic lupus erythematosus patients and their impact on health-related quality of life

S Tharwat, SM Husain - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2024 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate the musculoskeletal (MSK) symptoms experienced by SLE patients
and determine how those symptoms relate to their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) …

Systemic lupus erythematosus children in Egypt: Homeland spectrum amid the global situation

NN Eesa, H Abdel Nabi, RE Owaidy, I Khalifa… - Lupus, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives This study aims to present the manifestations of juvenile systemic lupus
erythematosus (JSLE) across Egypt, to focus on age at onset and gender-driven influence …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of blood indices in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: two feasible determinants of disease activity and lupus nephritis

SA Aldakhakhny, HA Hodeeb, NM El-Gazzar… - The Egyptian …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aim of the work To investigate whether or not neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and
platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) may by indicators of disease activity in systemic lupus …

[HTML][HTML] Double risk of interleukin-37 rs3811047 A allele polymorphism with lupus nephritis in an Egyptian population

SI Nasef, HH Omar, A Ellawindy, HH Omar… - The Egyptian …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aim of the work To investigate the association of interleukin-37 (IL-37)(rs3811047)
polymorphism with lupus nephritis (LN) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of antiphospholipid syndrome on disease characteristics and outcome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

W Abdelrahman, SA Sakr, N Gohar - The Egyptian Rheumatologist, 2023 - Elsevier
Aim of the work To assess the impact of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) on systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) clinical characteristics and disease outcome. Patients and methods …