Epidemiology of Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Population-Based Study.
Maria O Valenzuela-AlmadaMehmet HocaogluJesse Y DabitShirley-Ann Osei-OnomahMatthew L BasiagaAmir B OrandiRachel E GiblonKamil E BarbourCynthia S CrowsonAli Duarte GarciaPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
In this population-based study, both the incidence and prevalence rates of cSLE were ~ 1 per 100,000 children. One in ten adults with SLE were diagnosed in childhood. More studies are needed to further characterize the epidemiology of cSLE in minorities.