LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Clinical and epidemiologic characterization of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus admitted to an intensive care unit in Colombia

Abstract Objective: Describe the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: a retrospective study with medical records review of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) admitted to the ICU b...

Serological and molecular analysis of parvovirus B19 infection in Mayan women with systemic lupus erythematosus in Mexico

Valencia Pacheco, Guillermo; Nakazawa Ueji, Yumi E; Rodríguez Dzul, Edwin A; Angulo Ramírez, Angélica V; López Villanueva, Ricardo F; Quintal Ortiz, Irma G; Rosado Paredes, Elsy P.

Colomb. med; 48 (3), 2017

Abstract Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease that mainly affects women, characterized by the production of autoantibodies. Its causal agent is unknown, but the combination of environmental, hormonal and genetic factors may favor the development of the disease...

Indígenas Norteamericanos, Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico/virología, Infecciones por Parvoviridae/complicaciones, Parvovirus B19 Humano, Anticuerpos AntiviralesSangre, Estudios de Casos y Controles, ADN ViralSangre, Inmunoglobulina GSangre, Inmunoglobulina MSangre, Indígenas Norteamericanos/etnología, Indígenas Norteamericanos/genética, Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico/etnología, México/etnología, Infecciones por Parvoviridae/diagnóstico, Parvovirus B19 Humano/genética, Parvovirus B19 Humano/inmunología, Carga Viral

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