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ArticleLupus science & medicine2025

Systemic lupus erythematosus comorbid with chronic spontaneous urticaria: a multicentre retrospective study.

Xuedan Zeng, Hao Xu, Qian Li, Shanshan Wei, Naiyu Lin, Li Yin, Junhao Zhu, Shan Yang, Yuanjing Tang, Guixin Liang and 3 more

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Xuedan Zeng *Department of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0009-0002-6575-7824
Hao Xu *Department of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0009-0004-1004-619X
Qian LiDepartment of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7842-1401
Shanshan WeiDepartment of Dermatology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4185-0346
Naiyu LinDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0009-0009-7477-5953
Li YinDepartment of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0009-0002-7496-5895
Junhao ZhuDepartment of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0009-0002-2445-6785
Shan YangDepartment of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0009-0000-4187-1476
Yuanjing TangDepartment of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0009-0005-4670-6249
Guixin LiangDepartment of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0009-0008-7199-0159
Weinan LaiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9241-8302
Wenjing ZhangDepartment of Allergy, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China lai_kuan@163.com wj_z0817@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-7812-6274
Kuan LaiDepartment of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China lai_kuan@163.com wj_z0817@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3957-3709

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Abstract

objectivesThis retrospective study aims to characterise the epidemiological features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) concomitant with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), examines the correlation between CSU occurrence and lupus disease activity, and identifies comorbidity patterns and risk factors associated with SLE-CSU.

methodsA total of 40 SLE patients with concomitant CSU and 160 age-matched and sex-matched SLE controls without CSU were included. The Mann-Whitney U-test was used to assess disease activity at SLE onset in both groups. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test was conducted to compare the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) scores before and after CSU onset in patients with SLE. χ

resultsWilcoxon signed-rank tests revealed that in the SLE-CSU group, the occurrence of CSU did not result in an increase of SLEDAI scores. Univariate analysis revealed significant differences between the SLE-CSU and SLE-only groups in the presence of cylindruria, elevated IgM, IgA, IgG, serositis, mucosal ulcers and anti-Pm-Scl antibodies (p<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified cylindruria (OR: 6.152, CI 2.352 to 16.093, p<0.001), elevated IgA (OR: 7.598, CI 1.194 to 48.368, p=0.032), elevated IgG (OR: 3.252, CI 1.331 to 7.946, p=0.010) and mucosal ulcers (OR: 3.838, CI 1.166 to 12.637, p=0.027) as independent risk factors for CSU occurrence in patients with SLE.

conclusionThe presence of CSU in patients with SLE does not necessarily indicate increased lupus activity. Rather, cylindruria, mucosal ulcers and elevated IgA and IgG levels were identified as independent risk factors for CSU in patients with SLE.

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Chronic UrticariaLupus Erythematosus, SystemicAdultComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexAutoantibodiesRisk FactorsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus

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