Browsing by Subject "systemic lupus erythematosus"
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Adolescentes com Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico: um estudo por meio do método de rorschach
(Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de Brasília, 2004-08-01)Personality characteristics in adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - (SLE) were investigated using the Rorschach Method and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale. The SLE Disease Activity Index was administered. In the ...
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Anti-aquaporin-4 antibodies in the context of assorted immune-mediated diseases
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-02-01)Background and purposes: Anti-aquaporin 4 antibodies are specific markers for Devics disease. This study aimed to test if this high specificity holds in the context of a large spectrum of systemic autoimmune and non-autoimmune ...
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Anticorpos antinucleossomo e síndrome antifosfolipídica: estudo observacional
(Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2012-06-01)OBJECTIVE: To study the association of anti-nucleosome (anti-NCS) antibodies in primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during follow-up. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ...
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Atorvastatin therapy improves endothelial-dependent vasodilation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an 8 weeks controlled trial
(Oxford Univ Press, 2007-10-01)Introduction. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have recognized reduction in endothelium-dependent vasoclilation. Evidence demonstrates that statins are able to improve endothelial function independently on ...
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Atorvastatin therapy reduces interferon-regulated chemokine CXCL9 plasma levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2010-07-01)A recent study showed transcriptional levels of interferon-inducible chemokines in peripheral blood cells were associated with disease activity and organ damage in systemic lupus erythematosus, and may be useful in monitoring ...
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Avaliação de aspectos clínicos e fatores de risco associados à hipertensão arterial pulmonar em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2015-06-08)Introduction: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is considered a rare and severe complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with high mortality rates. Risk factors associated with the development of PAH in SLE ...
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Avaliação de retinopatia por antimalárico em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico: retinografia e exame com a tela de amsler não são adequados para detecção
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2016-09-28)Purpose: To evaluate the ability of Retinography and Amsler Grid Test to detect antimalarial retinopathy (AM), considering the spectral domains optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) as the gold standard, and to identify ...
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Avaliação do impacto de intervenção nutricional na composição corporal de adolescentes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico juvenil
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2015-11-12)Objective: to evaluate the impact of a dietary intervention in body composition changes and food intake of adolescents with juvenile Systemic Lupus erythematosus; to evaluate the association between body composition changes ...
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Bilateral deep keratitis caused by systemic lupus erythematosus
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004-03-01)We report the optical and ultrasonic biomicroscopy and confocal microscopy findings in bilateral stromal keratitis (keratoendotheliitis), a rare ocular manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Examination ...
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Brachial endothelial function is impaired in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
(J Rheumatol Publ Co, 2002-02-01)Objective. To verify if endothelial function is impaired in pre-menopausal women with systemic lupus. erythematosus (SLE) and whether endothelial dysfunction is related to disease duration, cumulative prednisone dose, ...
