Malar rash is a predictor of subclinical airway inflammation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a pilot study.

Giovanni DamianiPaolo Daniele Maria PigattoAngelo Valerio MarzanoMaurizio RizziPierachille SantusDejan RadovanovicUlvi LoiteLucio TorelliStephen PetrouPiercarlo Sarzi-PuttiniFabiola AtzeniMohammad AdawiCharlie BridgewoodNicola Luigi BragazziAbdulla WatadMario Malerba

Published in: Clinical rheumatology (2019)

The presence of a malar rash may predict sub-clinical airway inflammation in SLE patients. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm the usefulness of FeNO measurements in monitoring SLE-associated airway inflammation.

Keyphrases

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