VEXAS syndrome with p.Met41Leu UBA1 gene mutation misdiagnosed as tumid lupus: A series of 3 cases Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome is a newly characterized late-onset systemic inflammatory syndrome with cutaneous findings and multiorgan system involvement.1...

Small case series that highlights lupus tumidus as a new ddx for skin lesions of #VEXASsyndrome!!

*p.Met41Leu mutations are frequently associated with significant dermatological manifestations and mild systemic involvement
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Three years is the minimal effective duration of sustained clinical remission which prevents impaired kidney function and damage accrual in lupus nephritis To assess the minimum effective duration of remission preventing damage accrual (Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics damage index [SDI]) and impaired kidney function (IKF: estimated glo...

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“Three years is the minimal effective duration of sustained clinical remission which prevents impaired kidney function and damage accrual in lupus nephritis”
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