Causes of hospitalisations.
| Reason for hospitalisation | Number of patients (percentage) |
|---|---|
| Active SLE | 55 (43) |
| Newly diagnosed SLE | 29 (22.6) |
| Known SLE | 26 (20.3) |
| Types of flare (n) | |
| Haematological (31) | |
| Mucocutaneous (22) | |
| Articular (18) | |
| Renal (17) | |
| Serositis (9) | |
| Neuropsychiatric (3) | |
| Assessment of the disease | 34 (26.5) |
| Infection | 12 (9.4) |
| Pneumonia (5) | |
| Bacterial arthritis (salmonella) (2) | |
| Urinary tract infection (2) | |
| Cellulitis (2) | |
| Brucellosis (1) | |
| Associated autoimmune diseases | 8 (6.3) |
| Inflammatory myositis (4) | |
| Autoimmune thyroiditis (1) | |
| Systemic sclerosis (1) | |
| Pernicious anaemia (1) | |
| Autoimmune hepatitis (1) | |
| Adverse drug reaction | 4 (3.1) |
| Anticoagulant related bleeding (2) | |
| Hydroxychloroquine induced retinopathy (1) | |
| Amennorhea (1) | |
| Thromboembolic events | 2 (1.5) |
| Pulmonary embolism (1) | |
| Cerebral venous thrombosis (1) | |
| Pregnancy | 2 (1.5) |
| Others | 11 (8.6) |
| Intravenous infusions of rituximab (3) | |
| Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (2) | |
| Poorly controlled hypertension (2) | |
| Liver function abnormalities (1) | |
| Hypereosinophilia (1) | |
| Hypogammaglobulinemia (1) | |
| Seizures (1) |
SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.