Systemic lupus erythematosus in males: a study of 107 Latin American patients

Clinical and laboratory features were analyzed in 107 Latin American male patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were compared with a group of 1,209 Latin American female patients with SLE to determine the presence of gender-associated differences. Males had an increased prevalence of renal disease, vascular thrombosis, and the presence of anti-dsDNA antibodies, as well as the use of moderate to high doses of corticosteroids, compared with female SLE patients. Although there was no difference in mortality from all causes, SLE-related mortality was higher in the male group. All these findings are consistent with a more severe disease in Latin American males than in female patients from the same region.

• Fecha de publicación: 1996
• Institución: Universidad del Rosario
• Repositorio: Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/27011
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.1097/00005792-199605000-00002; https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27011
• Palabra clave: Adolescent; Adult; Cause of Death; Lupus Erythematosus systemic complications
• License: Abierto (Texto Completo)