Comparison of lupus activity indices.
The multiple manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus recall the ancient Greek monster the Hydra. No one was sure how many heads it had or what they all looked like and severing one head led to the generation of others. Similarly, lupus presents with many different 'faces' and there has been a dearth of agreement about disease indices in SLE. This problem is discussed and the results of two international workshops examining three systems (BILAG, SLAM and SLEDAI) are presented. It is suggested that we may be close to agreeing how many heads the Hydra of lupus has and what they look like.
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Bloomsbury Rheumatology Unit, Department of Rheumatology Research, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, U.K.
D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index