The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults

Caroline Gordon^{1

2

3}, Maame-Boatemaa Amissah-Arthur¹, Mary Gayed^{1

3}, Sue Brown⁴, Ian N Bruce^{5

6}, David D'Cruz⁷, Benjamin Empson⁸, Bridget Griffiths⁹, David Jayne^{10

11}, Munther Khamashta^{12

13}, Liz Lightstone¹⁴, Peter Norton¹⁵, Yvonne Norton¹⁵, Karen Schreiber¹³, David Isenberg¹⁶; British Society for Rheumatology Standards, Audit and Guidelines Working Group

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham.
² Rheumatology Department, City Hospital, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.
³ Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham.
⁴ Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath.
⁵ Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre.
⁶ The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester.
⁷ Louise Coote Lupus Unit, Guy's Hospital, London.
⁸ Laurie Pike Health Centre, Modality Partnership, Birmingham.
⁹ Department of Rheumatology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
¹⁰ Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge.
¹¹ Lupus and Vasculitis Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
¹² Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital.
¹³ Division of Women's Health, King's College London.
¹⁴ Section of Renal Medicine and Vascular Inflammation, Division of Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London.
¹⁵ LUPUS UK, Romford, Essex.
¹⁶ Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, UK.

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Caroline Gordon et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018.

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. 2018 Jan 1;57(1):e1-e45.

doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex286.

¹ Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham.
² Rheumatology Department, City Hospital, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.
³ Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham.
⁴ Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath.
⁵ Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre.
⁶ The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester.
⁷ Louise Coote Lupus Unit, Guy's Hospital, London.
⁸ Laurie Pike Health Centre, Modality Partnership, Birmingham.
⁹ Department of Rheumatology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
¹⁰ Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge.
¹¹ Lupus and Vasculitis Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
¹² Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital.
¹³ Division of Women's Health, King's College London.
¹⁴ Section of Renal Medicine and Vascular Inflammation, Division of Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London.
¹⁵ LUPUS UK, Romford, Essex.
¹⁶ Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, UK.

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Keywords: assessment; biologics; diagnosis; efficacy; immunosuppressants; lupus; management; monitoring; non-biologics; treatment.

Comment in

Guidelines for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus: great synthesis of evidence and eminence with limited focus on patient's needs.
Schneider M. Schneider M. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 Jan 1;57(1):12-13. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex450. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018. PMID: 29253280 No abstract available.
Comment on: The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults: reply.
Gordon C, Amissah-Arthur MB, Gayed M, Brown S, Bruce IN, D'Cruz D, Empson B, Griffiths B, Jayne D, Khamashta M, Lightstone L, Norton P, Norton Y, Schreiber K, Isenberg D; British Society for Rheumatology Standards, Audit and Guidelines Working Group. Gordon C, et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 Aug 1;57(8):1502-1503. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key170. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018. PMID: 29893921 No abstract available.
Comment on: The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults.
Ruiz-Irastorza G, Ugarte A, Ruiz-Arruza I, Erdozain JG, Gonzalez-Echavarri C, Soto A. Ruiz-Irastorza G, et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 Aug 1;57(8):1501-1502. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key168. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018. PMID: 29893930 No abstract available.