Clinical and Serologic Phenotyping and Damage Indices in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With and Without Fibromyalgia.

Kelly Corbitt Philip M CarlucciBrooke CohenMala MassonAmit SaxenaH Michael BelmontChung-E TsengKamil E BarbourHeather GoldJill P Buyon Peter M Izmirly

Published in: ACR open rheumatology (2024)

Except for arthritis, patients with SLE with FM are not otherwise clinically or serologically distinguishable from those without FM, and Widespread Pain Index and Symptom Severity Score indices do not correlate with SLEDAI. These observations support the importance of further understanding the underlying biology of FM in SLE.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
chronic pain
pain management
high throughput
neuropathic pain
coronavirus disease
patient reported