Ultrasound detects subclinical joint inflammation in the hands and wrists of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus without musculoskeletal symptoms.
Carina A RuanoRui MalheiroJoão F OliveiraSofia PinheiroLuís S VieiraMaria Francisca Moraes-FontesPublished in: Lupus science & medicine (2017)
A small subgroup of asymptomatic patients with SLE may present subclinical joint inflammation. Global US scores and PD signal may be important in disease evaluation and therapeutic monitoring.