Abstract:BackgroundSurvival in patients of SLE has improved considerably over the last five decades. However in India, survival rate in SLE patients was reported to be poor. Infections remain a major cause of mortality in patients of SLE. Prospective studies analyzing the risk of infection in SLE patients are scarce.ObjectivesTo study the incidence, type and severity of infection in SLE and their relation to clinical severity of disease and treatment profile.MethodsThis is a prospective controlled study carried out in … Show more
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