Varicella zoster virus infections increase the risk of disease flares in patients with SLE: a matched cohort study

Objective To explore whether varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection could increase the risk of disease flares in patients with SLE.Methods Patients who had VZV reactivations between January 2013 and April 2018 were included from the SLE database (n=1901) of Shanghai Ren Ji Hospital, South Campus. Ma...

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Main Authors: Ting Li, Fangfang Sun, Wanlong Wu, Li Guo, Zhiwei Chen, Wenwen Xu, Xiaodong Wang, Shuang Ye, Shuhui Sun, Jie Chen, Jiajie Li, Liyang Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:Lupus Science and Medicine
Online Access:https://lupus.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000339.full
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