Rheumatology Research • Vol 3 • No 3
Prevalence of human papilloma virus infections among women with systemic lupus erythematosus
July 2018 • Poopak Mohaghegh, Bahareh Hamedi, Saeedeh Shenavandeh, Akbar Safaei, Mohammad Ali Nazarinia, Elham Aflaki, Zahra Habibagahi, Behnaz Valibeigi
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is considered one of the risk factors for cervical cytological abnormalities and high-risk HPV infection. However, there is a scarcity of data about the prevalence of high-risk HPV infection in patients with lupus. In order to define strategies for cancer prevention, we aimed to determine the prevalence of HPV infections in women with SLE compared to a control group. Fifty patients with SLE from the SLE clinic in Hafez Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, were compare…