Research ArticleArticle
Comparison of Disease Characteristics, Organ Damage, and Survival in Patients with Juvenile-onset and Adult-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Combined Cohort from 2 Tertiary Centers in Turkey
Bahar Artim-Esen, Sezgin Şahin, Erhan Çene, Yasemin Şahinkaya, Kenan Barut, Amra Adrovic, Yasemin Özlük, Işın Kılıçaslan, Ahmet Omma, Ahmet Gül, Lale Öcal, Özgür Kasapçopur and Murat İnanç
The Journal of Rheumatology March 2017, jrheum.160340; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.160340
Bahar Artim-Esen
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Sezgin Şahin
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Erhan Çene
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Yasemin Şahinkaya
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Kenan Barut
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Amra Adrovic
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Yasemin Özlük
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Işın Kılıçaslan
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Ahmet Omma
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Ahmet Gül
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Lale Öcal
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Özgür Kasapçopur
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
Murat İnanç
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. B. Artim-Esen, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; S. Şahin, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; E. Çene, Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yıldız Technical University; Y. Şahinkaya*, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; K. Barut, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Adrovic, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine; Y. Özlük, PhD, Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, I. Kılıçaslan, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Omma**, MD, Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; A. Gül, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; L. Öcal, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; Ö. Kasapçopur, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; M. İnanç, MD, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University. *Current position: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. **Current position: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Dr. B. Artim-Esen, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Capa, Fatih, Istanbul 34093, Turkey. E-mail: bahar.artimesen@istanbul.edu.tr; bahartimesen@gmail.com. Accepted for publication January 6, 2017.
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
Comparison of Disease Characteristics, Organ Damage, and Survival in Patients with Juvenile-onset and Adult-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Combined Cohort from 2 Tertiary Centers in Turkey
Bahar Artim-Esen, Sezgin Şahin, Erhan Çene, Yasemin Şahinkaya, Kenan Barut, Amra Adrovic, Yasemin Özlük, Işın Kılıçaslan, Ahmet Omma, Ahmet Gül, Lale Öcal, Özgür Kasapçopur, Murat İnanç
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2017, jrheum.160340; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160340
Comparison of Disease Characteristics, Organ Damage, and Survival in Patients with Juvenile-onset and Adult-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Combined Cohort from 2 Tertiary Centers in Turkey
Bahar Artim-Esen, Sezgin Şahin, Erhan Çene, Yasemin Şahinkaya, Kenan Barut, Amra Adrovic, Yasemin Özlük, Işın Kılıçaslan, Ahmet Omma, Ahmet Gül, Lale Öcal, Özgür Kasapçopur, Murat İnanç
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2017, jrheum.160340; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160340