title: Keys to managing systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: The keys to coping with the variability seen in SLE are accurate differentiation of active disease from past damage and consistent monitoring for new disease manifestations and medication side effects. Common clinical problems are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine, Richmond, USA.
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone