Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus onset patterns in Vietnamese children: a descriptive study of 45 children.

Background: Incidence and disease pattern of childhood-onset SLE is reported to differ among ethnic groups.

Methods: To describe disease pattern and 6 month follow-up in a referral based cohort of 45 Vietnamese children with SLE. Forty-five children who were subsequently diagnosed to have systemic lupus erythematosus (f/m = 4/1) were referred to the Ho Chi Minh City Children's Hospital No.