Coexistence of allergic diseases in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients: prevalence, clinical manifestation, severity and its association with disease activity
Porntipa Suebsarakam,
Kitiporn kaweeyanont,
Sureeporn Srisutthika
et al.
Abstract:Background
The prevalence of both allergic and autoimmune diseases is increasing, suggesting a potential association between these two disorders. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypical systemic autoimmune disease associated with multisystem organ involvement. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, clinical manifestations and severity of allergic diseases in pediatric SLE patients and describe the association between severity of allergic diseases and SLE disease activity.
Methods
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