Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients in South Africa have high prevalence and severity of cardiac and vascular manifestations

Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients in South Africa have high prevalence and severity of cardiac and vascular manifestations

Abstract Background Pediatric onset of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with major organ involvement, and African patients tend to develop more aggressive disease than patients of European descent. Although cardiovascular involvement is common in pediatric SLE, there are few publishe...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Harrison, Liesl J. Zühlke, Laura B. Lewandowski, Christiaan Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Lupus
Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus
Cardiovascular disease
Echocardiography
Africa
Global health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-019-0382-x

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