Causes of death and prognostic factors in Thai patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

• Main Authors: Kasitanon N., Louthrenoo W., Sukitawut W., Vichainun R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036623736&partnerID=40&md5=b56fb81bacad952cb654927cf483f368; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12403192; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2546
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

From a cohort study of 349 Thai patients (337 females [F] and 12 males [M]) with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 52 patients (51 F, 1 M) died. Their 5- and 10-year survival rates were 84.0% and 74.9%, respectively. Seventy-nine percent of deaths occurred within the first year of diagnosis. Infec...