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Skin (≥ 1 SLE skin criteria)
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11
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General (fever, weight loss, asthenia)
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9
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Musculoskeletal (arthritis, myositis, myalgias)
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10 (6 arthritis, 3 myositis, 1 myalgia)
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Serositis, lung, neuritis, phlebitis; haematological abnormalities, elevated muscle enzymes
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3, 1, 1 and 1, respectively; 12 and 3, respectively
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Antibody testing
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Positive for ANA (>1/160)
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12
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Positive for anti-dsDNA antibodies (>40 UI)
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11
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Positive anti-ENA, anti-histone, anti-cardiolipid
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5, 2 and 6, respectively
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Recovery
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After treatment withdrawn (with/without steroids)
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12 (4 and 8)
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Delay in recovery (median and range)
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8 weeks (3–16 weeks)
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