title: [Systemic lupus erythematosus in men: difficulties of diagnosis and specific features of clinical picture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize specific clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in male patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 146 male patients with verified SLE diagnosis were examined in the Research Institute of Rheumatology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Literature and original data on SLE clinical characteristics in men were analysed. Diagnostic search and variants of SLE in male patients are described.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To upgrade knowledge on SLE clinical characteristics, further prospective trials should be made.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Kliukvina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult