Dermatological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, a 5-year study
Introduction: Dermatological manifestations constitute a fundamental group within extra-articular morbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Its importance lies in the high frequency of presentation and in the diagnostic role of the disease. Objective: To describe the dermatological ma...
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| author | Alejandro Jesús Bermúdez Garcell Nilvia Bienvenida Serrano Gámez Rolando Teruel Ginés María de los Ángeles Leyva Montero |
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| description | Introduction: Dermatological manifestations constitute a fundamental group within extra-articular morbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Its importance lies in the high frequency of presentation and in the diagnostic role of the disease.
Objective: To describe the dermatological manifestations identified in patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Methods: Basic, descriptive, cross-sectional research, whose universe was 87 patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology, treated during the period June 2017 - June 2022 in the rheumatology outpatient clinic of the Metropolitan Clinic. from the city of Riobamba. The sample was made up of 72 patients to whom a survey was applied to obtain information related to the general characteristics of the patients and the disease.
Results: Average age of 40.59 years, predominance of patients between 40 and 49 years (30.56%), female (95.83%) and with evolution time between 1 and 5 years (62.50%). 86.11% of the patients reported dermatological manifestations, malar rash (74.19%) and livedo reticularis (33.87%) were the most frequently present. 65.30% of the cases used sun protection, being sunscreen the most used (61.70%).
Conclusions: Dermatological manifestations are frequent in the evolutionary course of lupus, predominantly malar rash, livedo reticularis and alopecia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06a87e354dd3475394e3ccbaf974a3c72023-09-07T20:04:09ZspaECIMEDRevista Cubana de Medicina Militar1561-30462023-06-01523e02302561e02302561783Dermatological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, a 5-year studyAlejandro Jesús Bermúdez Garcell0Nilvia Bienvenida Serrano Gámez1Rolando Teruel Ginés2María de los Ángeles Leyva Montero3Escuela Superior Politècnica de ChimborazoEscuela Superior Politècnica de ChimborazoEscuela Superior Politècnica de ChimborazoEscuela Superior Politècnica de ChimborazoIntroduction: Dermatological manifestations constitute a fundamental group within extra-articular morbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Its importance lies in the high frequency of presentation and in the diagnostic role of the disease. Objective: To describe the dermatological manifestations identified in patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus. Methods: Basic, descriptive, cross-sectional research, whose universe was 87 patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology, treated during the period June 2017 - June 2022 in the rheumatology outpatient clinic of the Metropolitan Clinic. from the city of Riobamba. The sample was made up of 72 patients to whom a survey was applied to obtain information related to the general characteristics of the patients and the disease. Results: Average age of 40.59 years, predominance of patients between 40 and 49 years (30.56%), female (95.83%) and with evolution time between 1 and 5 years (62.50%). 86.11% of the patients reported dermatological manifestations, malar rash (74.19%) and livedo reticularis (33.87%) were the most frequently present. 65.30% of the cases used sun protection, being sunscreen the most used (61.70%). Conclusions: Dermatological manifestations are frequent in the evolutionary course of lupus, predominantly malar rash, livedo reticularis and alopecia.https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/2561alopeciaexantemalivedo reticularislupus eritematoso sistémico. |
| spellingShingle | Alejandro Jesús Bermúdez Garcell Nilvia Bienvenida Serrano Gámez Rolando Teruel Ginés María de los Ángeles Leyva Montero Dermatological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, a 5-year study Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar alopecia exantema livedo reticularis lupus eritematoso sistémico. |
| title | Dermatological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, a 5-year study |
| title_full | Dermatological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, a 5-year study |
| title_fullStr | Dermatological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, a 5-year study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dermatological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, a 5-year study |
| title_short | Dermatological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, a 5-year study |
| title_sort | dermatological manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus a 5 year study |
| topic | alopecia exantema livedo reticularis lupus eritematoso sistémico. |
| url | https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/2561 |
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