Initial Presentation of SLE among the Different South African Ethnic Groups

Author:

Bashir Salah,Whitelaw David

Abstract

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, immune-mediated, inflammatory multi-organ disease. It is characterized by a variety of clinical features including abnormalities of the joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, heart, blood and brain.  In addition to gender, genetic, environmental, hormonal and chemical factors appear to play a role in disease activity. Previous studies in South Africa have shown an increasing trend of new diagnoses of SLE patients, with increasing target organ damage but there is an obvious distinction between different organs in terms of incidence. The primary aim of this study was to identify the major initial presentation of SLE patients among the three main South African ethnic groups: Black, Mixed ethnicity, and White. Material and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive and analytic study in which patients with SLE were compared among the three ethnic groups in South Africa. Data was obtained from patient’s records contained in the Enterprise Content Management System (ECM) and medical records. Results: A total of 198 patients were seen in the Rheumatology Division with SLE between March 1993 and November 1999. The study showed that the most affected group was the mixed ethnicity population (81.4%), followed by the black African group (11.6%), then the white group (7%). Arthritis was the most frequent disorders among the three-different ethnic groups. However, there appear to be some differences in the autoantibody profile. Conclusion:This study focused on the initial presenting symptoms. A long-term cohort on the development of the disease may yield further results on possible ethnic differences, and continued research into susceptibility loci and phenotypic associations in enriched multi-ethnic cohorts and looking for the causes of death among the three ethnic groups and related to the first presentation is suggested.

Publisher

Medical Research Center

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