World Nutrition Journal
Vol. 5 No. S3 (2022): Selected conference proceedings of the Nutri Virtual Symposium 2021

Medical nutrition therapy and vitamin D supplementation improved nutritional status and quality of life in relapse systemic lupus erythematosus patient : A case report

Ayu Diandra Sari (Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia-Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital)
Yohannessa Wulandari (University of Indonesia, Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Diyah Eka Andayani (University of Indonesia, Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2022

Abstract

Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) plays pivotal role in comprehensive management of autoimmune disease, includes systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Meanwhile, MNT for SLE is still not a concern in many international clinical practice guidelines. Many studies reported about nutritional declines and metabolic complications related to long term corticosteroid use in SLE patients, i.e. malnutrition, sarcopenia, hypovitaminosis D, hypertension and etc. Besides, obesity is more expected become important risk factor in SLE.

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WNJ

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Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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World Nutrition Journal was founded in 2016 as the official journal of Indonesian Nutrition Association. It aims to publish high quality articles in the field of community, clinical, and critical care aspects of nutrition sciences. World Nutrition Journal (abbreviated: W Nutr J) is an English ...