Since lupus can cause problems anywhere in the body, your child may need to see different types of pediatricians (doctors who provide care to children from birth to young adulthood) and health care ...

Pediatric lupus grants under the Michael Jon Barlin Pediatric Lupus Research program provide funding for research projects that have the potential to significantly advance the field of or impact the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given Seattle Children’s the green light to conduct a clinical trial for a drug that researchers hope can help fight pediatric lupus. The drug known as ...

In a cross-sectional study, insulin growth factor binding protein 2 (IFGBP-2) showed promise as a prognosis biomarker for renal disease in pediatric lupus nephritis (LN). Serum insulin growth factor ...

The younger that someone is when certain illnesses hit, especially before puberty, the more severe symptoms may be. And while genes can make people of any age more vulnerable to autoimmune conditions, ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifactorial autoimmune rheumatic disease. Although its highest prevalence is among women of childbearing age, the disease is not confined within this ...

MMF induction is a viable alternative to cyclophosphamide for treating mixed proliferative lupus nephritis in children. Oral mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is as effective as intravenous cyclophosphamide ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with pediatric discoid lupus erythematosus combined with systemic lupus erythematosus were most likely ...

DENVER — Neuropsychiatric lupus is “arguably the least understood manifestation” of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in children, with patients facing substantial barriers and experiencing highly ...

Detailed mapping of CD4⁺ T cells from children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has revealed distinct immune cell ...

Lupus can develop in people of all ages, including children. Lupus that develops under the age of 18 (pediatric lupus) tends to be more severe than lupus that starts in adulthood. Lupus is an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black children and those of more than one racial background were less likely to achieve LLDAS and had higher ...