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How to monitor SLE in routine clinical practice
Centre for Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The Middlesex Hospital and University College London, Arthur Stanley House, 40-50 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4NJ, UK
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Professor D A Isenberg
Centre for Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The Middlesex Hospital and University College London, Arthur Stanley House, 40-50 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4NJ, UK; d.isenberg{at}ucl.ac.uk
A century ago syphilis was regarded as the great masquerader. Its modern equivalent is lupus. It may present to a wide range of specialists and its outcome, while much improved, remains uncertain in a significant number of patients.
Abbreviations: BILAG, British Isles Lupus Assessment Group; CRP, C reactive protein; DXA, dual energy x ray absorptiometry; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; FBC, full blood count; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; SF-36, Short Form-36; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; SLEDAI, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index
Keywords: disease activity; monitoring; systemic lupus erythematosus
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