PReS-FINAL-2294: Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus in ethnically homogeneous population: a single-centre experience
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Methods Electronic records of patients attending the Unit over the period from January 2005 (when hospital information system was established) to April 2012 were reviewed. Inclusion criteria were diagnosis of SLE according to the modified ACR classification criteria in patients aged ≤18 years and active disease requiring daily steroid dose higher than 5 mg. Data on clinical and laboratory findings and treatment modalities from the entry and the last clinic visits were analyzed.
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