Infections and systemic lupus erythematosus

Autor:	Thelma Larocca Skare, Jéssica Scherer Dagostini, Patricia Imai Zanardi, Renato Mitsunori Nisihara
Jazyk:	English<br />Portuguese
Předmět:	Lúpus eritematoso sistêmico/complicações Infecções urinárias/etiologia Imunossupressão Medicine
Zdroj:	Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 47-51
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2317-6385 1679-4508
DOI:	10.1590/S1679-45082016AO3490
Popis:	ABSTRACT Objective To determine the incidence of infections in a population of systemic lupus erythematosus individuals and the characteristics of infections regarding original site, as well as to study the possible associations between infections and treatment. Methods An analytical retrospective study using data from medical charts of systemic lupus erythematosus patients from a single university hospital. A total of 144 patients followed up for five years were included. Data collected comprised age of patients and age at onset of lupus, sex and ethnicity, disease duration before the study period, medications, cumulative dose of prednisone, occurrence of infections and their original site. Results The most frequent infections were urinary tract infections (correlated to use of prednisone − p
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