All posts in category Lupus

Increased risk of cancer among patients with cutaneous lupus : Dr. Grönhagen

Increased risk of cancer among 3,663 patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus- a Swedish nationwide cohort study. Author Interview: Carina Grönhagen, MD Department of Dermatology Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital What are the main findings of the study? We found a significantly increased risk for cancer in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus, especially for buccal cancer, lymphomas, respiratory cancer and non-melanoma skin cancer. The increase remained when excluding patients also diagnosed with [...]

Is Chronic Cutaneous Discoid Lupus Protective against Severe Renal Disease in SLE? Author Interview Dr. Merola

Author Interview:  Joseph F. Merola MD Is Chronic Cutaneous Discoid Lupus Protective against Severe Renal Disease in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus? What are the main findings of the study? The prognostic implications of cutaneous discoid lupus lesions in patients already diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is unclear from the sparse literature available. Lupus [...]