Abstract
Although lupus erythematosus is known to be more common among women of color, the study populations in previous reports were predominantly Caucasian and there is scarce information on Asian patients. Therefore, we performed a retrospective study using a nationwide population-based cohort in South Korea. The average annual incidence of cutaneous lupus was 4.36/100 000. Among 634 patients with cutaneous lupus, 20.8% had systemic disease: cutaneous lupus was diagnosed before systemic lupus in 4.26% and after systemic lupus in 8.52%. More female patients than male patients developed systemic lupus erythematosus. The average time to progression to systemic lupus was 1.53 ± 1.46 years.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 163-165 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Dermatology |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Feb 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Japanese Dermatological Association
Keywords
- Asians
- cutaneous lupus erythematosus
- epidemiology
- progression
- systemic lupus erythematosus