Ultrasonographic abnormalities of wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints in a cohort of Egyptian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Ultrasonographic abnormalities of wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints in a cohort of Egyptian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and autoantibodies, affecting different organs. Musculoskeletal manifestations are one of the most common manifestations in SLE, usually nonerosive and nondeforming. Musculoskeletal ultrasono...

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Main Authors: Noha H Shedid, Eman A Hafez, Safa A Akram, Hossam M Sakr, Elham S Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
anti-dna
arthralgia
musculoskeletal ultrasound
synovitis
systemic lupus erythematosus
systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=4;spage=951;epage=957;aulast=Shedid

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