Systemic lupus erythematosus in males. A study of 107 Latin American patients.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 75(3): 124-30, 1996 May.
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| ID: mdl-8965681
ABSTRACT
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.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Caracteres Sexuales
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Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article