Seasonal variation in the activity of systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1392-1398

  Duarte García, Alí ^a   Fang, Hong ^a   To, Chi Hung ^b   Magder, Laurence S ^c   Petri, Michelle ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease activity; Seasonal variation; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOWN REGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SAFETY OF ESTROGENS IN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UPREGULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEROSITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84863525786     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.111196     Document Type: Article

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