Publications by authors named "Vidyashankar P"
Rheumatol Int
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzed the clinical and laboratory profiles of 70 juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (jSLE) patients at a hospital in South India from February 2017 to December 2023.
- Key findings included a predominance of females, the mean age of onset being 10 years, and significant manifestations primarily in constitutional, hematologic, and mucocutaneous areas.
- The study found that lupus nephritis was linked to higher mortality rates, with 5 out of 35 patients affected by it dying, while 10% of the patients had monogenic lupus, which also correlated with increased infections.
