May, 2003 | Michael D. Lockshin, MD

How should proliferative glomerulonephritis with crescent formation be treated in young women with SLE? Will low-dose pulse cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) and/or mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) do the job while preserving fertility?

Published on May 28, 2003 by AdminMDL in For Physicians

Ask the Expert Decision-making in such young women can be difficult and among the most agonizing – for both patient and physician. It usually requires a very prolonged conversation with the patient and her immediate family, whether parents or significant other. While such women clearly need treatment – and preservation of fertility is obviously desired

How has the treatment of psoriatic arthritis changed over the last 5 years? Where do you see it going in the next 2 years?

Published on May 19, 2003 by AdminMDL in For Physicians

Ask the Expert Several aspects of psoriatic arthritis make it hard to answer questions about its treatment succinctly. First, there are at least three forms of psoriatic arthritis: in some patients it looks very much like rheumatoid arthritis, in others like ankylosing spondylitis, and in still others only the end joints of the fingers (and,