"Incomplete lupus" is a term used to describe a person who has some symptoms of lupus but not enough to make the diagnosis ...

Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can be seen in ...

Two other immunologic markers were recognized in the 1950s as being associated with lupus: the biologic false-positive test for syphilis and the immunofluorescent test for antinuclear antibodies.

Lupus can cause a lot of different symptoms that come and go over time. Common symptoms include a butterfly-shaped rash on the cheeks and nose, pain or swelling in the joints, and fatigue (feeling ...

WASHINGTON -- Lupus nephritis (LN) diagnosis could improve greatly if early results with a multimarker urine test are confirmed in larger studies, research presented here suggested. Measurement of ...

Biomarkers that reliably identify or even predict disease manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are needed. In a recent issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of ...

Lupus is one of the AMP’s funded projects ... Fava described the background for how his research team determined what biomarkers to test. They had previously enrolled 225 patients with LN ...

“After undergoing so many tests to monitor my kidneys, my doctors told me I have lupus nephritis, one of those complications from lupus,” Gomez told the audience. “They said I would be ...

If the individual has developed lupus vasculitis, a doctor can order tests and recommend treatments. Read on to learn more about the symptoms and causes of vasculitis. This article also looks at ...

Improvement in results on a noninvasive urinary biomarker panel at 3 months among patients with lupus nephritis predicted a clinical response at 1 year. A noninvasive urinary biomarker panel ...

Systemic lupus is an uncommon disease, diagnosed in approximately 1 person per 10,000 each year. The diagnosis of SLE is not always straightforward. The blood tests used as a screening test (such ...