Taylor H G, Stein C M
Ann Rheum Dis. 1986 Aug;45(8):645-8. doi: 10.1136/ard.45.8.645.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was diagnosed in 31 black Zimbabweans over a six year period. Renal involvement (71%) was more common and photosensitivity (16%) and serositis (23%) less common than in the United States. Lymphopenia (48%) was the commonest haematological abnormality. Unusual complications included subarachnoid haemorrhage, cardiac rhythm disturbance, portal and superior mesenteric vein thrombosis, and a non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Tuberculosis was a common differential diagnosis that was difficult to exclude. Nine patients (29%) died within one year of diagnosis. SLE is being recognised more commonly in Zimbabwe.
在六年时间里,31名津巴布韦黑人被诊断出患有系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)。与美国相比,肾脏受累(71%)更为常见,而光敏性(16%)和浆膜炎(23%)则较少见。淋巴细胞减少(48%)是最常见的血液学异常。不寻常的并发症包括蛛网膜下腔出血、心律失常、门静脉和肠系膜上静脉血栓形成以及非霍奇金淋巴瘤。结核病是一种难以排除的常见鉴别诊断。9名患者(29%)在诊断后一年内死亡。在津巴布韦,SLE的诊断越来越普遍。