Seasonal variations of systemic lupus erythematosus flares in southern France

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 250-254

  Chiche, Laurent ^a   Jourde, Noémie ^a   Ulmann, Claire ^a   Mancini, Julien ^b   Darque, Albert ^a   Bardin, Nathalie ^a   Dicostanzo, Marie Pierre ^a   Thomas, Guillemette ^a   Harlé, Jean Robert ^a   Vienne, Julien ^c   Loukos, Harilaos ^c   Bornet, Charleric ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CLIMPACT SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Climate; Lupus Nephritis; Seasons; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; STEROID; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INCIDENCE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858747988     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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