Cutaneous vasculitis (CV) is a term used for inflammation of the blood vessels in the skin that occurs in up to 70% of patients with lupus erythematosus (LE). The inflammation affects the smaller ...

Misdiagnosing autoimmune diseases as psychiatric conditions can lead to long-term damage to patients' health and trust in ...

Melanie Sloan receives funding from LUPUS UK, The Lupus Trust, Vasculitis UK, and NIHR. She is an Associate Editor for ...

A ‘chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication’ is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as ...

Frequent hives (chronic urticaria) are generally associated with the most common type, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Urticarial vasculitis is another condition linked to SLE. Although both ...

Patients receiving ICIs were associated with a greater risk of developing RA, but lower risks for SLE and SSc.

Results showed that patients whose disease was dismissed as psychosomatic or a mental health problem were more likely to ...

“Although B-cell depletion with rituximab has become a widely used therapy for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and vasculitis, studies in systemic lupus and ...