Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with involvement of multiple systems. Despite the therapeutic advances in the past few decades, refractory SLE causing organ damage and life-threatening complications still poses a therapeutic challenge. Therapeutic plasma exchange is consi...
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| description | Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with involvement of multiple systems. Despite the therapeutic advances in the past few decades, refractory SLE causing organ damage and life-threatening complications still poses a therapeutic challenge. Therapeutic plasma exchange is considered as one of the rescue therapies used in refractory SLE. However, the level of evidence supporting its use is low. This article reviews the current evidence of the application of plasmapheresis in the treatment of SLE. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef275d8333d44a29a038335825cd7ae32022-12-21T22:07:24ZengWorld Scientific PublishingJournal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology2661-34172661-34252020-12-01202657010.1142/S266134172030006210.1142/S2661341720300062Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Systemic Lupus ErythematosusCheuk Man Ho0Chi Chiu Mok1Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong KongDepartment of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong KongSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with involvement of multiple systems. Despite the therapeutic advances in the past few decades, refractory SLE causing organ damage and life-threatening complications still poses a therapeutic challenge. Therapeutic plasma exchange is considered as one of the rescue therapies used in refractory SLE. However, the level of evidence supporting its use is low. This article reviews the current evidence of the application of plasmapheresis in the treatment of SLE.http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/epdf/10.1142/S2661341720300062plasma exchangelupuscomplicationsrefractorytherapeutics |
| spellingShingle | Cheuk Man Ho Chi Chiu Mok Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology plasma exchange lupus complications refractory therapeutics |
| title | Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_full | Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_fullStr | Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_short | Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_sort | therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus |
| topic | plasma exchange lupus complications refractory therapeutics |
| url | http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/epdf/10.1142/S2661341720300062 |
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