Background Anti-C1q autoantibodies can disrupt normal complement function, contributing to the formation of pathogenic immune ...

Background Lupus nephritis (LN) is the most serious complication of SLE. Interstitial fibrosis is the dominant pathological ...

Objective Peer mentoring has been shown to be an effective intervention for chronic conditions with evidence to suggest that ...

Each year the Lupus Science & Medicine editorial team selects the most meritorious research papers to receive the Lupus Science & Medicine Paper of the Year Award. Primary considerations are the ...

Background Social determinants of health (SDoH) contribute to inequities in rheumatic disease care and outcomes especially among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus ...

Objective Small fibre neuropathy (SFN) is an under-recognised complication of SLE that contributes to chronic pain and reduced quality of life. We assessed the utility of corneal confocal microscopy ...

The 2025 EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with kidney involvement followed the EULAR standardized operating procedures, by recruiting an international ...

Haematologic involvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is very common. The principal cytopenias in lupus result in anaemia, white cell deficits and thrombocytopenia. Anaemia may ...

Objective Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a rare autoimmune condition characterised by thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Despite the publication ...

Objective Despite widespread use of azathioprine (AZA) during pregnancy, no studies evaluated the impact of pregnancy on AZA metabolites 6-thioguanine nucleotide (6-TGN) and 6-methylmercaptopurine ...