[Epidemiological, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of patients in the LUPUS-IMMex cohort].

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organs and body systems.

Objective: To describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of the Lupus-IMMS-Mexico (LUPUS-IMMex) patient cohort from a tertiary-level center.

Material And Methods: Observational descriptive study of 160 patients with diagnosis of SLE belonging to the aforementioned cohort.

[Characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis who develop interstitial lung disease].

Background: Systemic sclerosis associated-interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) show a high mortality. The factors associated SSc-ILD have shown variability in different populations. There are few studies in Mexican mestizos.