Analysis of lúpus nefhritis cases in Catanduva - SP

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the number of notification cases in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in the city of Catanduva-SP between the years 2010 and 2015. Methods: Data analysis at Hospitals Emílio Carlos and Padre Albino in the city of Catanduva-SP, in a total of 30 patients with SLE. Results: All patients were females and the highest number of cases was between 30 and 39 years old (33.3%), in addition to an increase in the number of visits due to long-term illness. Absence of cases of renal impairment due to lupus nephritis in 7 patients (23.3%). All patients with lupus nephritis had reactive antinuclear factor and increased 24h proteinuria, of which 5 had systemic arterial hypertension. These factors, together with abnormalities in the urinary sediment are determinant in an evaluation of renal impairment, a biopsy being the main standard for determining a chronicity of the disease. Conclusion: The increased elucidation of lupus nephritis was not possible due to a lack of information about the biopsy in the medical records, making it impossible to assimilate them as patients were submitted to pathology, making the diagnosis imprecise.