Systemic lupus erythematosus in 3 black South African men. Case reports.
Only 1 case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been documented in a South African Black man. We report 3 further patients, 1 each from Cape Town, Durban and East London, diagnosed between 1978 and 1982. All 3 patients fulfilled the revised American Rheumatism Association criteria for the classification of SLE.
D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013019:South Africa