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Epidemiology and outcomes
Patients with overlap autoimmune disease differ from those with ‘pure’ disease
  1. Michael D Lockshin,
  2. Alana B Levine and
  3. Doruk Erkan
  1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Disease, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
  1. Correspondence to Professor Michael D Lockshin; LockshinM{at}hss.edu

Abstract

Objective To determine frequency, demographic and treatment characteristics of patients with an overlapping second autoimmune illness (2nd AI).

Methods We analysed two cohorts containing 897 patients with ‘pure’ systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjögren's syndrome or antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and 424 patients with one of these diagnoses plus at least one 2nd AI.

Results A 2nd AI occurred in 38% of all patients diagnosed as having SLE (with or without a 2nd AI), 30% with RA, 52% with Sjögren's syndrome and 43% with APS. Compared to those without 2nd AI, patients with 2nd AI differ in age, sex, race and treatment at last visit.

Intepretation These differences may have important implications for understanding treatments, outcomes and mechanisms of SLE and related diseases.

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • Sjøgren's Syndrome
  • Epidemiology

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https://doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2015-000084

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