Community-acquired pneumonia in Thai patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2007 May; 38(3): 528-36
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ABSTRACT
Infection, particularly pneumonia, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study was performed to assess the prevalence, causative organisms, and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Thai SLE patients, and determine the predicting factors for death. A retrospective chart review of adult SLE patients, age >16 years, seen at the Division of Rheumatology, Chiang Mai University over an 18 year period was carried out. Cases diagnosed with CAP were selected for this study. Of 542 SLE patients, a total of 56 episodes of CAP occurred in 52 patients. Their mean age +/- SD and duration of SLE were 37.98 +/- 11.48 years and 34.99 +/- 54.53 months, respectively. Thirty-three CAP cases (58.9%) occurred within the first year of diagnosis with SLE. The causative organisms identifiable in 40 patients (71.5%) were Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 12, Nocardia spp in 6, Aspergillus spp in 5, Staphylococcus aureus in 3, Pneumocystis carinii, Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 2 each, and Acinetobactor baumanii, Burkholderia pseudomallei, and Strongyloides stercoralis in 1 each. The remaining 3 patients had mixed bacterial infection. The overall mortality rate was 26.8%. Use of high dose prednisolone (> or =15 mg/day), and ventilator support were significantly associated with death.
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Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Tailandia
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Comorbilidad
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
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Adulto
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Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Año:
2007
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