Long-Term Remission in SLE? A single center study finds it may be possible, but longer follow-up needed

Researchers from the Toronto Lupus Clinic have described an atypical "monophasic" course in a small number (7.5%) of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients who achieved and sustained clinical remission, with most of the patients able to be off all medications for an average of 18 years. https://www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology/lupus/73529?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2018-06-18&eun=g721819d0r&pos=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202018-06-18&utm_term=Daily%20Headlines%20-%20Active%20User%20-%20180%20days