作者
Amit Nigam, Richard Baer, Stella Green, Brendon L Neuen, Alexander Vile, Murty Mantha
发表日期
2020/7
期刊
Internal medicine journal
卷号
50
期号
7
页码范围
830-837
出版商
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
简介
Background
The incidence, presentation and outcomes of lupus nephritis (LN) vary with geography, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and gender. There are relatively few data on LN in the non‐Caucasian populations in Australia.
Aims
To describe the clinical presentation, histological features, natural history, and outcomes of a historical cohort of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people in Far North Queensland with biopsy‐proven LN.
Methods
This is a retrospective observational study, and the study was conducted in Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, Queensland, Australia. The study included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with biopsy‐proven LN treated between 1990 and 2013. The main outcome measures were renal replacement therapy and overall patient survival.
Results
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represented a substantial proportion (n = 16/40, 40 …
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