Lupus Psychosis Rare But Treatable Manifestation Of SLE, Study Suggests

MedPage Today (11/5, Walsh) reports, “Lupus psychosis is a rare, potentially devastating, but treatable manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that is associated with certain patient characteristics,” research indicated. The 1,826-patient study revealed that “factors that were positively associated with lupus psychosis on a multivariate analysis included African ancestry (HR 4.59, 95% CI 1.79-11.76), previous SLE neuropsychiatric events (HR 3.59, 95% CI 1.16-11.14), male sex (HR 3, 95% CI 1.20-7.50), and younger age at the time of SLE diagnosis (per 10 years, HR 1.45, 95% CI 1.01-2.07).” The findings were published online in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

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