Fibromyalgia and Lupus Together Why Composite Disease Scores May Mislead Clinicians Key Takeaways Accurate differentiation between fibromyalgia and systemic lupus erythematosus remains one of the most important challenges in rheumatologic practice, particularly because both conditions frequently coexist and share several subjective symptoms that can complicate clinical interpretation. In patients with
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Grave’s Disease and Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Grave's disease and risk of incident SLE: A nationwide population-based cohort study BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease that causes damage to multiple tissues and organs, including the thyroid gland. Several authors have linked Grave’s disease, an autoimmune disease characterized by an overactive thyroid gland, to incident
