The continuous increase in the number of systemic lupus erythematosus cases in Brazil in the COVID-19 era
Braz. oral res. (Online)
; 37: e066, 2023. tab
Article
in English
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LILACS-Express
| LILACS, BBO - Dentistry
| ID: biblio-1439747
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ABSTRACT
Abstract This study aims to reevaluate and compare the data from the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) on the number of diagnoses of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the pre-pandemic period with those in the pandemic period, as well as to compare the first year (2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil with the last year (2021), to update the data, and to verify whether SLE disease control measures were effective in 2021. There was a consistent and significant increase in the incidence of SLE cases all over Brazil between the first and second pandemic years and between the pre-pandemic triennium and the second pandemic year. Therefore, it is inescapable to have larger clinical studies with different populations to better understand the relationship between these two conditions and find measures to improve the control of this disease.
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Database:
BBO - Dentistry
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LILACS
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. oral res. (Online)
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro Universitário de Lavras/BR
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas/BR
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Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros/BR
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Universidade Federal da Paraiba/BR
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR