SLE and metabolic syndrome may be related, and patients with SLE are more likely to develop cardiovascular problems. INTRODUCTION Systemic lupus erythematosus (also called lupus or SLE) is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissues in the skin, joints and internal organs. This can cause rashes, pain, swelling and fatigue (extreme […]
Month: August 2015
Smoking may cause worsening of disease in rheumatoid arthritis
Patients who smoke may experience earlier joint damage than ex-smokers or those who have never smoked. INTRODUCTION Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects a person’s joints, causing pain and disability. As the disease goes on, the joints can become damaged, a process referred to as radiographic progression because the damage can be […]
Gout is more likely in people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
An investigation into the link between psoriasis and gout. INTRODUCTION Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects 0.08% of the global population.1 It has symptoms that tend to flare every so often, developing over a few hours and causing severe pain in the joints. It is caused by deposits of crystals of a […]
