Barriers and Facilitators Associated With Delays in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Rheumatologists in the Central American and Caribbean Region

Tirsa Colmenares-Roa, Carolina Espinosa-Escobar, Amaranta Manrique de Lara, Irene Peréz, Hugo Rosas-Fraga, Roberto Muñoz-Louis, Witjal Manuel Bermúdez-Marrero, Gabriela María Guzmán-Melgar, Idania Calixta Escalante-Mendoza, Antonio Cachafeiro-Vilar, Mayra Elizabeth Cifuentes-Alvarado, Teresandris Polanco-Mora, Deyanira Isabel Reyes-Baca, Gil Alberto Reyes-Llerena, Isabel Blanco-O, José Anibal Chacón-Súchite, Rodamin Álvarez, Yaneli Vizcaino-Luna, Ana Marta López-Mantecón, Zoila Marlene Guibert-Toledano, Ingris del Pilar Peláez-Ballestas

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DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000002290
Published: 2025-11-06
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@article{allodium:10.1097/rhu.0000000000002290,
  title = {Barriers and Facilitators Associated With Delays in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Rheumatologists in the Central American and Caribbean Region},
  author = {Tirsa Colmenares-Roa and Carolina Espinosa-Escobar and Amaranta Manrique de Lara and Irene Peréz and Hugo Rosas-Fraga and Roberto Muñoz-Louis and Witjal Manuel Bermúdez-Marrero and Gabriela María Guzmán-Melgar and Idania Calixta Escalante-Mendoza and Antonio Cachafeiro-Vilar and Mayra Elizabeth Cifuentes-Alvarado and Teresandris Polanco-Mora and Deyanira Isabel Reyes-Baca and Gil Alberto Reyes-Llerena and Isabel Blanco-O and José Anibal Chacón-Súchite and Rodamin Álvarez and Yaneli Vizcaino-Luna and Ana Marta López-Mantecón and Zoila Marlene Guibert-Toledano and Ingris del Pilar Peláez-Ballestas},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology},
  doi = {10.1097/rhu.0000000000002290},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/rhu.0000000000002290}
}

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AU  - Tirsa Colmenares-Roa
AU  - Carolina Espinosa-Escobar
AU  - Amaranta Manrique de Lara
AU  - Irene Peréz
AU  - Hugo Rosas-Fraga
AU  - Roberto Muñoz-Louis
AU  - Witjal Manuel Bermúdez-Marrero
AU  - Gabriela María Guzmán-Melgar
AU  - Idania Calixta Escalante-Mendoza
AU  - Antonio Cachafeiro-Vilar
AU  - Mayra Elizabeth Cifuentes-Alvarado
AU  - Teresandris Polanco-Mora
AU  - Deyanira Isabel Reyes-Baca
AU  - Gil Alberto Reyes-Llerena
AU  - Isabel Blanco-O
AU  - José Anibal Chacón-Súchite
AU  - Rodamin Álvarez
AU  - Yaneli Vizcaino-Luna
AU  - Ana Marta López-Mantecón
AU  - Zoila Marlene Guibert-Toledano
AU  - Ingris del Pilar Peláez-Ballestas
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Colmenares-Roa, T., Espinosa-Escobar, C., Lara, A. M. D., Peréz, I., Rosas-Fraga, H., Muñoz-Louis, R., Bermúdez-Marrero, W. M., Guzmán-Melgar, G. M., Escalante-Mendoza, I. C., Cachafeiro-Vilar, A., Cifuentes-Alvarado, M. E., Polanco-Mora, T., Reyes-Baca, D. I., Reyes-Llerena, G. A., Blanco-O, I., Chacón-Súchite, J. A., Álvarez, R., Vizcaino-Luna, Y., López-Mantecón, A. M., Guibert-Toledano, Z. M., & Peláez-Ballestas, I. D. P. (2025). Barriers and Facilitators Associated With Delays in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Rheumatologists in the Central American and Caribbean Region. JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. https://doi.org/10.1097/rhu.0000000000002290

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