The most important musculoskeletal changes in SLE are1.intermittent polyarthritis[periodic attacks of arthritis involving multiple joints specially the joints of hands,wrists etc.Usually joint erosion does not occur.2.myalgia[muscle pain]3.Myositis[inflammation of the muscle]4.Occasionally pain involving a single joint like hip,knee or shoulder may occur.If this occurs in any individual suffering from SLE,he or she should immediately refer...
26 January, 2009
MUSCULOSKELETAL CHANGES IN LUPUS
By Satyaki Mitra
3:57 AM
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antimalarials,
glucocorticoids,
intermittent polyarthritis,
ischaemic necrosis,
lupus,
myalgia,
Myositis,
SLE
SKIN CHANGES IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
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By Satyaki Mitra
3:32 AM
Posted In :
aphthous ulcers,
bullae,
butterfly rash,
cheek,
erythematous,
lupus,
SCLE,
SLE,
subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus,
urticaria