ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 705 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Ashira Blazer1, Allison Guttmann 1, Ida Dzifa Dey 2, Olusola Ayanlowo 3, Uyi Ima-Edomwonyi 3, Hakeem Olasebikan 3, Margaret Reynolds 3, Festus Ankrah 2, Jill Buyon 4 and Olufemi Adelowo 5, 1NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana, 3Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, 4NYU School of Medicine, New York, 5Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
Background/Purpose: SLE diagnostic criteria are important for reliable epidemiologic data. The prevalence of SLE in West Africa is falsely low due to barriers including limited…