Systemic lupus erythematosus in Iceland 1975 through 1984. A nationwide epidemiological study in an unselected population.
1990
This unselected group of patients included all cases diagnosed and managed in hospitals, as well as outside hospitals in Iceland over the 10-year period from 1975 to 1984. Seventy-six new cases were found, with an incidence of 5.9 and 0.8/100,000 for females and males at risk, respectively. The mean age at diagnosis was 46.6 years. Twenty-five percent of the patients would have been missed had the study included hospital patients only. A clinical pattern different from previous studies was found as illustrated by a low incidence of kidney disease; nephritis was found in 20% of patients
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