Timing of Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Diagnosis Relative to Menarche Impacts Final Height.
Watchareewan SontichaiFangming LiaoDaniela DominguezDeborah M LevyMuna Al MutairiLawrence NgFrank SilverioEarl D SilvermanJonathan D WassermanLinda T HirakiPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
In this large cohort study of females with cSLE, patients diagnosed post-menarche achieved a taller final height than those diagnosed pre-menarche even after accounting for ethnicity and disease severity.