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Systemic lupus erythematosus in the far north of Queensland

Faculty of Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns and Townsville, Queensland, Australia

An assessment of prevalence for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been attempted for the population of far north Queensland in Australia. This huge area has a majority Caucasian population living in a tropical environment. Roughly 10% of the population comprizes people of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. The prevalence of disease was high (45.3 per 100 000) overall and particularly so in the indigenous population (92.8 per 100 000) where the disease appears to be more severe. The pattern of organ involvement and laboratory anomalies did not vary between the populationsexamined. Disease duration however was different, being longer by comparison in the Caucasian population due to many premature deaths in the indigenous groups. The reasons for such high prevalencefigures and some problems encountered in practice are discussed.

Key Words: North Queensland • prevalence • SLE • tropics

Lupus, Vol. 12, No. 4, 327-331 (2003)
DOI: 10.1191/0961203303lu381xx


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