Geographic distribution of mortality from systemic lupus erythematosus

Amnon Sonnenberg, Anna M. Buchner, Section of Gastroenterology, Portland VA Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Oregon Health , Science University, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Pennsylvania

Lupus: An International Journal

Published online on May 01, 2026

Abstract

Lupus, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundSystemic lupus erythematous (SLE) shares many common epidemiologic features with other autoimmune diseases or diseases associated with an underlying Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. It was hypothesized that the geographic variation of ...