Clinical phenotypes and prognosis of cytomegalovirus infection in the pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: a longitudinal analysis

• Main Authors: Tianyu Zhang (Author), Zhongxun Yu (Author), Sihao Gao (Author), Yuelun Zhang (Author), Changyan Wang (Author), Shan Jian (Author), Lin Wang (Author), Lijuan Gou (Author), Ji Li (Author), Mingsheng Ma (Author), Hongmei Song (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, it is not clear whether the anti-CMV treatment has an impact on the prognosis of SLE patients with CMV infection. We aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics and...