TY - JOUR T1 - Bone health, an often forgotten comorbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus: a comment on the new recommendations JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases JO - Ann Rheum Dis SP - e150 LP - e150 DO - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215896 VL - 79 IS - 11 AU - Giovanni Orsolini AU - Irene Elizabeth Maria Bultink AU - Giovanni Adami AU - Angelo Fassio AU - Ombretta Viapiana AU - Alessandro Giollo AU - Davide Gatti AU - Maurizio Rossini Y1 - 2020/11/01 UR - http://ard.bmj.com/content/79/11/e150.abstract N2 - We read with great interest the 2019 update of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) published by Fanourakis et al.1 We would like to compliment the authors with their efforts to formulate updated recommendations which will help to improve the management of patients with SLE. They focus on different domains and introduce new concepts on disease treatment and management. The recommendations also deal with comorbidities, a huge problem in SLE patients, providing recommendations for the management of the antiphospholipid syndrome, infections and cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management. As the authors underline, the management of comorbidities in SLE is a key target to reduce damage accrual, disability and mortality. However, we believe that also osteoporosis and fractures should be considered as a … ER -