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The aims of EULAR are to reduce the burden of rheumatic diseases on the individual and society and to improve the treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diseases. It promotes the translation of research advances into daily care and fights for the recognition of the needs of people with musculoskeletal diseases by the ...
Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus or NPSLE refers to the neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.SLE is a disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own cells and tissues.
SLE is one of several diseases known as "the great imitator" because it often mimics or is mistaken for other illnesses. [12] SLE is a classical item in differential diagnosis, [13] because SLE symptoms vary widely and come and go unpredictably. Diagnosis can thus be elusive, with some people having unexplained symptoms of SLE for years before ...
Cutaneous vasculitis is the most common type of vasulitis amongst those with systemic lupus erythematosus. [7] The clinical presentation is variable and can include superficial ulcerations, splinter hemorrhages, panniculitis, macules, erythema with necrosis or erythematous plaques, cutaneous infarction, livedo reticularis, bullous lesions of the extremities or urticaria lesions, papulonodular ...
Females in the UK are seven times more likely to be diagnosed with SLE than males. [24] The estimated number of females in the UK with SLE is 21,700, and the number of males is 3000 — a total of 24,700, or 0.041% of the population. [24] SLE is more common amongst certain ethnic groups than others, especially those of African origin. [24]
International League of Associations of Rheumatology (ILAR [1]) is an international body of the associations of Rheumatologists from around the world.It comprises partner organisations PANLAR, Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology, EULAR, European League against Rheumatism, APLAR, Asia Pacific League of Associations of Rheumatology and AFLAR, African League of Associations for ...
A task force of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) made recommendations on preferred terminology. [6] Accordingly, calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) is an umbrella term for the various clinical subsets, whose naming reflects an emphasis on particular features.
Spondyloarthritis (SpA), also known as spondyloarthropathy, is a collection of clinical syndromes that are connected by genetic predisposition and clinical manifestations. [1]