Abstracts tagged "lupus nephritis and bone density"

Abstract Number: 1734 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Low Bone Mineral Density Was Associated with Lupus Nephritis Irrespective of Duration on Steroid Treatment in a Large Observational Study of Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Anastasia-vasiliki Madenidou¹, Yasmin Mahfouz ², Oliver Cheng ², Farah El-Sharnouby ², Charlene Foley ² and Coziana Ciurtin ³, ¹Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London London, UK, LOndon, ²Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London London, UK, London, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London London, UK, Londond, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: An estimated 10-20% of all patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop clinical disease before the age of 18 years and are therefore classified…