Ultrasound to identify systemic lupus erythematosus patients with musculoskeletal symptoms who respond best to therapy: the US Evaluation For mUsculoskeletal Lupus longitudinal multicentre study.
Khaled MahmoudAhmed S ZayatMd Yuzaiful Md YusofKatherine DuttonLee Suan TehChee-Seng YeeDavid D'CruzNora NgDavid Alan IsenbergCoziana CiurtinPhilip G ConaghanPaul EmeryChristopher J EdwardsElizabeth M A HensorEdward M VitalPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2021)
In SLE patients without FM, those with a positive US had a better clinical response to therapy. Imaging-detected synovitis/tenosynovitis may be considered to decide on therapy and enrich clinical trials.