Time to diagnosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: Associated factors and its impact on damage accrual and mortality. Data from a multi-ethnic, multinational Latin American lupus cohort.
Romina NietoRosana Maris QuintanaErnesto Zavala-FloresRosa M Serrano MoralesKaren RobertsLuis J CatoggioMercedes A GarcíaGuillermo A BerbottoVerónica SauritEloisa S BonfaEduardo Ferreira BorbaLilian T Lavras CostallatNilzio A Da SilvaEmilia I SatoJoao C Tavares BrenolLoreto MassardoOscar J NeiraGloria VázquezMarlene Guibert ToledanoVirginia Pascual-RamosMaría J Sauza Del PozoLeonor A Barile-FabrisMary-Carmen AmigoIgnacio García-De La TorreEduardo M Acevedo-VásquezMaría I SegamiRosa Chacón-DíazMaría H Esteva-SpinettiGraciela S AlarconBernardo A Pons-EstelGuillermo J Pons-EstelPublished in: Lupus (2024)
In this inception cohort, a maximum time of 24 months with a median of 6 months to SLE diagnosis had no apparent negative impact on disease outcomes (damage accrual and mortality).