Smoking status is a negative predictor of six-month cutaneous lupus activity trends: A prospective cohort study

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Dec 6:S0190-9622(24)03361-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.11.056. Online ahead of print.

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
³ Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: ben.chong@utsouthwestern.edu.

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Keywords: Cutaneous Lupus Disease Area and Severity Index; cutaneous lupus erythematosus; disease activity; disease course; smoking.

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