Impact of severe infections in SLE: an observational study from the Spanish national registry.

Víctor Moreno-TorresMaría Martínez-UrbistondoAngela Gutiérrez-RojasRaquel CastejónEnrique SánchezJorge Calderón-ParraPedro Durán-Del CampoPablo TutorSusana Mellor-PitaJosé Vázquez-ComendadorJuan A Vargas-NúñezGuillermo Ruiz-Irastorza

Published in: Lupus science & medicine (2022)

Our nationwide study confirms that infections are the leading cause of death in SLE in Spain, with the highest proportion occurring in young patients with lupus compared with the general population of the same age range.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
middle aged
drug induced