Joint involvement influences quality of life in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

Francesco NatalucciFulvia CeccarelliEnrica CiprianoCarlo PerriconeGiulio OlivieriCarmelo PironeGiuseppe MettolaSimona TrugliaFrancesca Romana SpinelliCristiano AlessandriFabrizio Conti

Published in: Lupus (2020)

SLE-related joint involvement significantly influences disease-specific QoL. DAS28 better correlated with LupusQoL domains in comparison with SLEDAI-2k, confirming the need for specific musculoskeletal activity indices.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
ejection fraction
disease activity
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
rheumatoid arthritis