K
K.L. Chan
Researcher at Tuen Mun Hospital
Publications - 26
Citations - 357
K.L. Chan is an academic researcher from Tuen Mun Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 15 publications receiving 249 citations.
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Hydroxychloroquine serum concentrations and flares of systemic lupus erythematosus: A longitudinal cohort analysis
TL;DR: To study the relationship between serum hydroxychloroquine concentrations and flares of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a longitudinal cohort of patients, HCQ is administered to 120 patients over a 12-month period.
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Prevalence of remission and its effect on damage and quality of life in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
TL;DR: Durable remission can be achieved in a quarter of patients with SLE and patients with remission for ≥5 years have significantly less damage accrual and better QOL, and prolonged remission is an appropriate criterion for outcome assessment in SLE.
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Effect of immunosuppressive therapies on survival of systemic lupus erythematosus: a propensity score analysis of a longitudinal cohort.
TL;DR: In this longitudinal cohort of Chinese SLE patients, the ever use of hydroxychloroquine and azathioprine was significantly associated with a probability of better survival and was observed in patients with lupus nephritis.
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Association of depressive/anxiety symptoms with quality of life and work ability in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
TL;DR: Depressive/anxiety symptoms were fairly common in SLE patients and independently associated with poorer HRQoL and patients with more depressive symptoms were more likely to experience work disability.
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Development of systemic lupus erythematosus in a male-to-female transsexual: the role of sex hormones revisited.
K.L. Chan,Chi Chiu Mok +1 more
TL;DR: A male-to-female transsexual who developed SLE 20 years after sex-reassignment surgery and prolonged estrogen therapy is reported on, providing indirect evidence for an opposite role of estrogens and androgens in the pathogenesis of SLE.