title: Atypical presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus in a West African male.
abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, auto-immune multi-system disorder. About seventy to ninety percent of all cases of SLE occur in women. Although the disease is common in black young women residing in Europe and North America, it is reputed to be a very rare diagnosis in West Africa. A case of atypical presentation of SLE in a male in West Africa is presented.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Clinic, Directorate of Medicine, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: Kwame
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yeboah-Mensah
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000208:ethnology; D044383:Black People; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: SLE; anti-Smith antibodies; aphthous ulcers; male; paraparesis