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Higher Lupus Disease Activity in First Year Postpartum

Tight follow-up in months after birth may help avert flares

In Lupus, Start Low, Stay Low with Steroids

Goal is to prevent treatment-related damage

Prolonged Remission Now Possible in Lupus

Less organ damage when remission is complete

Plaquenil Benefits Fetus in Lupus Pregnancy

Preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction decreased with hydroxychloroquine

Rituxan in Lupus: Responses Vary

Almost 60% improved at 3 months, yet 20% worsened at 6 months.

EKG Abnormalities Common in SLE

About one in three SLE patients affected.

Shingle Risk High in Lupus, RA, COPD

Patients with autoimmune diseases and certain other chronic conditions are at increased risk for herpes zoster, a U.K. case-control study found.

Shingles Vaccine OK in Mild Lupus

NEW YORK -- Vaccination against shingles may be safe for patients with mild, stable systemic lupus erythematosus, a researcher said here.

Neuropathy May Signal Lupus

Peripheral neuropathy is a more common manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus than has been previously appreciated, and often is a small-fiber neuropathy affecting the dorsal root ganglia, a large retrospective study found.

High IgG Signals Autoimmunity in Kids

High levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in children -- and particularly girls -- were associated with the development of autoimmune disease, researchers found.

Mom's Lupus Tied to Child's Autism

SAN DIEGO -- Children born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus have twice the risk for autism spectrum disorders as those whose mothers are unaffected, a Canadian researcher reported here.

Few Lupus, IBD Patients Getting HPV Vaccine

SAN DIEGO -- Despite being at greater risk of infection, few children and young adults with autoimmune diseases are being vaccinated against human papillomavirus, according to a study.

Nephritis May Raise Death Risk in Lupus

The presence of renal involvement in patients with lupus was associated with a significantly increased mortality risk, a longitudinal Chinese study found.

Lupus Patients Tend to Skip Pap Tests

WASHINGTON -- Women with systemic lupus erythematosus do not appear undergo timely cervical cancer screening despite being at an increased risk for cervical dysplasia and HPV infection, researchers said here.