Epidemiology and Survival of Systemic Sclerosis-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Overlap Syndrome

• Published in: Journal of rheumatology Vol. 45; no. 10; p. 1406
• Main Authors: Alharbi, Samar, Ahmad, Zareen, Bookman, Arthur A, Touma, Zahi, Sanchez-Guerrero, Jorge, Mitsakakis, Nicholas, Johnson, Sindhu R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Antibodies, Anticardiolipin - blood; Canada - epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Longitudinal Studies; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor - blood; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Proportional Hazards Models; Scleroderma, Systemic - epidemiology; Survival Rate; Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseases - complications; Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseases - epidemiology; Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseases - mortality; Canada; MORTALITY; COHORT STUDIES; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) may overlap with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). Little is known about the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and survival of SSc-SLE overlap. We evaluated the prevalence of SSc-SLE overlap and differences in SSc characteristics, and compared survival with SSc withou...