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Severe disease presentation and poor outcomes among pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients in South Africa.
Lupus - 1 Feb 2017
Lewandowski L B, Schanberg L E, Thielman N, Phuti A, Kalla A A, Okpechi I, Nourse P, Gajjar P, Faller G, Ambaram P, Reuter H, Spittal G, Scott C
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Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a life-threatening multisystem autoimmune disease that is more severe in patients of African ancestry and children, yet pediatric SLE on the African continent has been understudied. This study describes a cohort of pediatric SLE (PULSE) patients in South Africa. Methods Patients with a diagnosis of SLE (1997 American College of Rheumatology criteria) diagnosed...
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