Clinical characteristics of males with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in an inception cohort of patients in Ghana

Clinical characteristics of males with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in an inception cohort of patients in Ghana

Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is said to be rare in Sub-Saharan Africa and even rarer in males worldwide. SLE is mostly considered a disease of women, though men may also be affected, and this may lead to a delay in diagnosis in men. The result is a greater burden of inflammation an...

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Main Authors: Dzifa Dey, Emmanuel Ofori, Kojo A. Hutton-Mensah, Martin Luther King Akutek, Rafiq Okine, Issifu Amoaba, Kwaku Agyemang-Duah, Harriet Kwarko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ghana Medical Association 2019-03-01
Series:Ghana Medical Journal
Subjects:
systemic lupus erythematosus
nephritis
Male
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://ghanamedj.org/articles/March2019/1%20SLE.pdf

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http://ghanamedj.org/articles/March2019/1%20SLE.pdf

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