lupus rheumatoid arthritisThese are also referred to as systemic autoimmune diseases. The autoimmune CTDs may have both genetic and environmental causes. Genetic factors may cr...
Laboratory tests Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing and anti-extractable nuclear antigen (anti-ENA) form the mainstay of serologic testing for SLE. Se...
High levels of rheumatoid factor (generally above 20 IU/mL, 1:40, or over the 95th percentile; there is some variation among labs) occur in rheumatoid...
lupus rheumatoid arthritisBelimumab (registered name Benlysta previously known as LymphoStat-B), is a fully human monoclonal antibody that specifically recognizes and inhibits ...
lupus rheumatoid arthritisSerositis is seen in numerous conditions: *Lupus erythematosus (SLE), for which it is one of the criteria, *Rheumatoid arthritis *Familial Mediterrane...