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Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with a history of cutaneous lupus erythematosus are more likely to have high ...

A new educational article from Modern Vision Solutions reveals a growing body of evidence that underscores the critical role ...

What is lupus, and what does it do to your body? I just had a friend diagnosed with it after many months of tests. — T.S.B.

Medically reviewed by Stella Bard, MD CREST syndrome, or limited systemic sclerosis, is a rare autoimmune disease that causes ...

Drugs that treat systemic diseases can be lifesaving, but when these drugs lead to poor ocular health or vision, the treatment paradigms can be difficult to balance. When a systemic disease and ...

The effect of combined estrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy on disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2005;142:953-962.

Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease frequently leads to VHL-associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which carries a poor prognosis.

Many systemic diseases have unique oral manifestations that can aid a primary-care clinician in making a diagnosis. Careful oral examination may reveal findings suggestive of a systemic disorder.