New Assessment Tool Helps Shed Light On Lupus In Kids Worldwide
A newly designed tool is helping researchers shed light on the
quality of life (QoL) of children with lupus around the world,
according to research presented at the American College of
Rheumatology (ACR) annual meeting, held Nov. 7-11, in Atlanta.
"Lupus is a significant disease with a major impact on QoL of
children around the world. This is a chronic, unremitting
disease that we need to get under better control," said Thomas
J.A. Lehman, M.D., chief of Pediatric Rheumatology at Hospital
for Special Surgery, who was involved with the study. "We have
done better at treating the disease and lessening the impact of
the disease on children around the world, but we still lack a
cure." Lakshmi Nandini Moorthy, M.D., a pediatric rheumatologist
in the ambulatory care center in the Department of Medicine at
HSS who served as principal investigator of the study, said the
study had a couple of take home points. "Parents across multiple
cultures seem to per