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Clinical, Demographic and Laboratory Information of Patients with SLE in Ardabil Province
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Yousef Mohammadi-Kebar *    , Ahad Azami , Aziz Kamran , Erfan Sadeghilar |
| Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran , mohammadikebar@arums.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (341 Views) |
Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease in which organs and cells are damaged in the initial stages by tissue-binding autoantibodies and immune complexes. Clinical, demographic and laboratory information of patients with SLE in Ardabil province is the aim of this study.
Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional descriptive study that examines demographic data (age, gender), clinical information such as the first manifestation of the disease, clinical symptoms, etc., and laboratory findings such as CBC, ESR, CRP, proteinuria, FANA, Anti dsDNA, C3, C4, Anti RO and APS Ab of patients who referred to the rheumatology clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital (RA) in 2021.
Results: Information related to the clinical characteristics of 50 patients, including 46 women (92%) and 4 men (8%), with an average age of 12.14 ± 40.78 years (range: 21-73) and age at diagnosis of 10.62 ± 31.76 years were investigated. The most common initial complaint in the studied patients was related to isolated joint symptoms (28%). The most common clinical symptoms observed in the examined patients were related to joint symptoms along with sensitivity to light with a frequency of 20%. ANA, anti-dsDNA tests positivity and reduced C3 and C4 levels were observed in 88%, 70% and 26% of patients, respectively.
Conclusion: The establishment of a registry system for the structured registration of information of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in each region is necessary to a better understanding of the characteristics of the disease and better management policy of patients.
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Article number: 7 |
| Keywords: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Anti dsDNA, Autoimmune |
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Internal diseases
Received: 2024/01/27 | Accepted: 2024/03/4 | Published: 2024/03/17
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