PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Guillermo J. Pons-Estel
AU  - Graciela S. Alarcón
TI  - Lupus in Hispanics: A matter of serious concern
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.79a.12048
DP  - 2012 Dec 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 824--834
VI  - 79
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/12/824.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/12/824.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2012 Dec 01; 79
AB  - Systemic lupus erythematosus in US Hispanics is a serious disease with devastating consequences. Prompt diagnosis is of paramount importance to prevent early organ damage and death. The authors review the salient features of lupus in US Hispanics and its short-term and long-term impact in order to raise physician awareness.