Gastroenterology

Systemic lupus erythematosus

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How would you approach the treatment of an SLE patient with refractory mucocutaneous ulcerations and lichenoid skin eruption despite treatment with MMF, Aza, Benlysta, Saphnelo, Rituximab, and JAK inhibitors?

The patient was diagnosed on the basis of ANA 1:1,280, strongly positive Smith, Sm-RNP, dsDNA, pericarditis, inflammatory arthritis, and discoid lupus...

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How do you counsel patients who experience diarrhea from mycophenolate mofetil (Cellcept)?

Do you generally recommend anti-diarrheals, dietary modifications, or consider this an unacceptable side effect and move to other therapies?

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What is your approach to pharmacologic treatment options in a patient with both SLE and Crohn's disease?

A female in her 50s with iatrogenic Cushing's Syndrome presenting for management of SLE with low disease activity (but not remission) in the setting o...

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How do you approach the continued use of TNF inhibitors in a patient with inflammatory arthritis who develops a positive dsDNA without clinical evidence of drug-induced lupus?

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