MORTALITY OF JAMAICAN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. 28 (2), 113-117
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/28.2.113
Abstract
A retrospective study of all patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who died at the University Hospital of the West Indies over a 14-year period is presented. The major cause of death was infection followed by renal failure. Gram-negative organisms were the major microbiological agents causing infections. Side-effects of therapy were common, in particular bone marrow depression and haemorrhage related to anticoagulants. It appears that controlling severe lupus activity without increasing the risk of life-threatening complications remains an important goal in the treatment of SLE.Keywords
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