Intercurrent infection as a risk factor for disease flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Fatma El HadiyenMichel W P Tsang-A-SjoeBirgit I Lissenberg-WitteAlexandre E VoskuylIrene E M BultinkPublished in: Lupus science & medicine (2024)
The results of the present study show that intercurrent infections are associated with subsequent SLE flares, which supports the hypothesis that infections may trigger SLE flares.