Can we treat systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune diseases without oral steroids?

Eugenia Enriquez Merayo; Savino Sciascia; Dario Roccatello; Maria J Cuadrado

doi:10.1080/1744666X.2018.1527219

Can we treat systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune diseases without oral steroids?

Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2018 Nov;14(11):877-879. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2018.1527219. Epub 2018 Oct 17.

Authors

Eugenia Enriquez Merayo¹, Savino Sciascia^{2

3}, Dario Roccatello^{2

3}, Maria J Cuadrado¹

Affiliations

¹ a Rheumatology Department , Clinica Universidad de Navarra , Madrid , Spain.
² b Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of the Network for Rare Diseases of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences , University of Turin , Turin , Italy.
³ c SCU Nephrology and Dialysis, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences , University of Turin , Turin , Italy.

PMID: 30328733
DOI: 10.1080/1744666X.2018.1527219

No abstract available

Keywords: Glucocorticoid; biologic; chronic damage; immunosuppression; infection; osteoporosis; side effects; sparing agents; systemic lupus erythematosus.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Autoimmune Diseases / therapy*
Biological Products / therapeutic use*
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / therapy*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Rituximab / therapeutic use*

Substances

Biological Products
Glucocorticoids
Immunosuppressive Agents
Rituximab