Pattern of systemic lupus erythematosus in NIGERIA: a multicentre descriptive hospital-based study.

Ojo OsazeHakeem Babatunde Olaosebikan Abubakar Yerima Courage Ukponmwan Uhunmwangho Uyiekpen Emmanuel Ima-Edomwonyi Akintayo Segun Oguntona Celestine Chibuzo Okwara Ibukunoluwa Ayoade Dedeke Musa Bello Kofar Na'isa Henry Madu Nwankwo Mary Agun-Ebreme Obiageli Jane John-Maduagwu Ngozi Lina Ekeigwe Ajibade Adenitan Airenakho Emorinken Gbenga Joshua OdunlamiTralagba UchechukwuAbdullahi Ibrahim Augie Umar Abdul'Aziz Olufemi Adelowo

Published in: Clinical rheumatology (2023)

SLE is not rare in Nigeria. Most patients were female in their 3rd to 4th decades of life. There is a delayed presentation to a rheumatology facility. Arthritis and mucocutaneous manifestations were the most frequent presentation. Key Points •This study presents the first national data on SLE in Nigeria •This study showed that SLE is not rare in Nigeria in contrast to previous reports •There appear to be ethnic disparity in the frequency of lupus among Nigerians •Nigerians with lupus have very high titer of ANA.

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