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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Critical Illness
Erin K Gasser1, Hildy M Schell-Chaple2
1Erin K. Gasser is Critical Care Nurse Practitioner at University of California, San Francisco Health, San Francisco, California.
Abstract:
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes a wide range of mild to life-threatening conditions that require hospitalization and critical care. The morbidity and mortality of systemic lupus erythematosus are associated with the organ system damage caused by intermittent or chronic disease activity and with the complications of long-term and toxic immunosuppressant medication regimens. This article reviews the epidemiologic, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic information essential for critical care clinicians who provide care to patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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