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JAROLIN, Dora Montiel  y  SAMUDIO, Margarita. Clinical characteristics of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, at debut and relapse. Rev. parag. reumatol. [online]. 2023, vol.9, n.2, pp.48-52.  Epub 30-Dic-2023. ISSN 2413-4341.  https://doi.org/10.18004/rpr/2023.09.02.48.

Introduction: The clinical forms of presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are varied, as well are the relapses that occur in the course of the disease. Objective: To describe the onset and relapses in a cohort of patients with SLE. Methodology. Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study of patients with SLE who attended the National Hospital, during the period 2022 to 2023. The variables analyzed were sociodemographic, forms of onset and relapses. Results: 47 patients between 14 and 68 years of age (mean: 29.6 ±12 years) were included in the study, 91.5% female, 59.5% from the interior of the country, with secondary education (68.1%) and housewife occupation (55.3%). The duration of illness was on average 48.7 ±37.1 months. The most common form of onset was polyarthralgia (55.3%), followed by nephritis (27.7%). In relapse, nephritis was more frequent (44.7%), followed by polyarticular pain (40.4%). The most frequent cause of relapse was treatment abandonment (34.0%). Conclusion: The majority of patients were young women who presented the disease with arthralgia, followed by kidney involvement. Relapses presented with nephritis. The main cause of relapses were treatment abandonment.

Palabras clave : Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; onset; relapses.

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