An uncommon cause of fever in the elderly: late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
โ Scribed by Esin Beyan; Aysel Uzuner; Cengiz Beyan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 157 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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## Abstract ## Objective Accumulation of apoptotic cells may lead to the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) through a breakdown in immune tolerance. Altered neutrophil apoptosis may contribute to nuclear autoantigen exposure, ultimately leading to autoantibody generation. This study
Objective. To describe the causes of death in a cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to determine if the major causes of death differ according to patient age, sex, race, socioeconomic status, and the duration of SLE. Methods. We examined survival in a cohort of 408 patie