Systemic lupus of pediatric onset in Afro-Caribbean children: a cohort study in the French West Indies and French Guiana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systemic diseases of pediatric onset are more frequent in the Afro-Caribbean population. We performed a study of patients followed in the French overseas departments of America (FOAD) for pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE). The aims were to describe the clinical and biological specificities during childhood in this population.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted between January 2000 and September 2021. Patients with pSLE were identified from multiple sources: computerized hospital archives, registry of referring pediatricians, adult specialists in internal medicine and the French National Registry for rare diseases. We studied SLE with pediatric onset defined by international criteria.

Results

Overall, 2148 patients were identified, of wh

SUBMITTER: Felix A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9652926 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature