TIME TO DIAGNOSIS OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS IN THE SYSTEM
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Diagnosis, Diagnosis time
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is one of the most important rheumatic autoimmune diseases
prevalent in the population and affects mainly working-age adults. LES has a
Varied clinical course, and may present as a relatively benign disease up to a
rapidly progressive disease, with organ failure and fulminant death. The improvement in
Patient survival is probably due to several factors, including increased
recognition of the disease with more sensitive diagnostic tests; early diagnosis; the
increasingly judicious therapy and the immediate treatment of complications. It is known that the treatment
specific with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs, when started immediately after
the appearance of symptoms, have greater chances of obtaining an effective response, including to the
total remission of the symptomatic picture. Therefore, the early diagnosis of the disease is necessary,
having as a direct result the prevention of serious complications. Objective: to check the interval
of time between the onset of SLE symptoms and definitive diagnosis. Methodology: this is
a cross-sectional study with a qualitative and quantitative approach with a duration of 12 (twelve)
months and will be held in the outpatient clinic and in the rheumatology ward of the University Hospital
Professor Alberto Antunes (HPAA) of the Federal University of Alagoas and the sample will be
consisting of individuals with SLE who present themselves for routine consultation at the
Rheumatology outpatient clinic, or are hospitalized at the Professor University Hospital
Alberto Antunes (HC) of the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) and who meet the criteria of
inclusion/exclusion from the study and agree and sign the free and informed consent term.