Clinical and laboratory features of our male patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Erkek sistemik lupus eritamatosus' lu hastalarımızın klinik ve laboratuvar özellikleri

Göksal KESKİN, Gülay KINIKLI, Murat TURGAY, Güner TOKGÖZ, Olcay AYDINTUĞ, Ümit ÖLMEZ, Murat DUMAN, Nurşen DÜZGÜN, Ali İNAL

Özet

Yirmi erkek SLE'li hastanin klinik ve laboratuvar dzelliklerini 100 kadin hasta tie karsilastinp degerlendirdik. Erkek hastalarda tani yasi brtalama 32.7 (12-53 arasi), kadmlarda ise ortalama 27.9 (14-58) idi. Erkek ve kadm hastalar arasmda hastahgm baslama yasi ve tamyaslan arasmda onemli farkhhk yoktu. Erkek SLE'li hastalarda kadm hastalarda karsilastmldigmda artrit, hepatomegali, perikadrit sik, alopesi, Raynand's fenomeni, fotosensitivity ve cilt lezyonlan daha nadirdi. Erkek ve kadm hastalar arasmda laboratuvar bulgu-lannda anlamh farkhhk bulunmadi. Etnik koken bufarlihklann cevabi olabilir.

Abstract

We analysed the clinical and laboratory features of 20 male in comparison with 100 female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The mean age at diagnosis was 32.7 years (range, 12 to 53 years) in the males and 27.9 years (range,.14 to 58 years) in the females. There was no significant difference between male and female patients with regard to age onset and age at diagnosis. SLE, in Turkish males has a higher inci¬dence arthritis, hepatomegaly, pericarditis, and lower incidence of alopecia, Raynaud's phenomenon, photo-sensitivity and skin lesions in comparison to female SLE patients. No significant laboratory difference was fo¬und between male and female patients. Ethnical differences may be responsible for these discrepancies.