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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Risk Factors
The underlying cause of this autoimmune disease is not clear. Clinical data shows that the onset of systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with the following factors:
- Female: SLE affects nine times as many women as men.
- Age: From 10 to 50 yrs
- Race: African Americans and Asians are affected more often than people from other races.
- Drugs, such as chlorpromazine, hydralazine, isoniazid, methyldopa, penicillamine, procainamide, quinidine and sulfasalazine.
- People with relatives who suffer from SLE, rheumatoid arthritis or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura are at a slightly higher risk than the general population.[1]
References
- ↑ DiGeronimo, Theresa. New Hope for People with Lupus. Prima Publishing. 2002.