To What Extent Can Preventive Treatments Prevent Damage From Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Elena M. Massarotti & Peter H. Schur
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Managing lupus patients traditionally involves treating manifestations of active disease with the most effective and least toxic therapies so that “damage” from ongoing disease or treatments can be minimized. Damage in clinical epidemiologic studies is usually defined by the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index, a validated, organspecific assessment tool. This review summarizes recent developments regarding organ-specific manifestations and lupus-related damage and their prevention
Curr Rheumatol Rep (2011) 13:317–323 DOI 10.1007/s11926-011-0188-4 Published online: 25 May 2011
