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Table 2 Patient-reported measures, current medication use, and ultrasound examination in patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

From: Findings and feasibility of major salivary gland ultrasound in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a pilot study

 

N = 31 (%)a

Patient-reported measures

 Dryness Scoreb, Median (IQR)

2.0 (0.0–4.0)

 Fatigue Scoreb, Median (IQR)

2.0 (1.0–5.0)

 Pain Scoreb, Median (IQR)

1.0 (0.0–3.0)

 Needs water to swallow

7 (23)

 Episodic cheek swelling

4 (13)

Medications

 Hydroxychloroquinec

30 (97)

 Mycophenolatec

22 (71)

 Azathioprinec

1 (3)

 Cyclophosphamidec

1 (3)

 Rituximabc

0 (0)

 Prednisonec

13 (42)

 Prednisone, mg, Mean dose

13.8

Ultrasound examination

 US examination time, minutes, Mean

5.0

 US scoring time, minutes, Mean

2.0

 Abnormal SGUS scored

11 (35)

  1. a Number of patients with percentage unless noted; bDryness, Fatigue, and Pain scores on a scale of 0–10 with 10 being the worst score; cMedication use within the last month; dAbnormal SGUS score is a score of 2 or 3 as defined by Theander & Mandl [12]