Robust measurement of clinical improvement in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

Benjamin A NanesJane L ZhuBenjamin F Chong

Published in: Lupus science & medicine (2020)

Examining a range of CLASI threshold outcomes can comprehensively characterise changes in disease course in patients with CLE. Insufficiently stringent thresholds may fail to distinguish meaningful clinical change from natural fluctuation in disease activity.

Keyphrases

disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
type diabetes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle