Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients in South Africa have high prevalence and severity of cardiac and vascular manifestations
Abstract Background Pediatric onset of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with major organ involvement, and African patients tend to develop more aggressive disease than patients of European descent. Although cardiovascular involvement is common in pediatric SLE, there are few publishe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-019-0382-x |