Two Sisters were Diagnosed with Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematous

We are herein reporting two female siblings with childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). The children were diagnosed as having SLE in reverse birth order at ages 2 and 6 years. Younger sister's initial symptoms were serositis, proteinuria, and hemolytic anemia with laboratory findi...

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Main Authors: ALAA NASRAWI, Heba Yihia Al Sunbly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa 2022-12-01
Series:مجلة الكوفة الطبية
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Online Access:https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kmj/article/view/3671
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Summary:We are herein reporting two female siblings with childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). The children were diagnosed as having SLE in reverse birth order at ages 2 and 6 years. Younger sister's initial symptoms were serositis, proteinuria, and hemolytic anemia with laboratory findings of hypocomplementemia and positive ANA/anti-dsDNA antibody. After 18 months, the older sister presented with high-grade fever, arthralgia proteinuria, oral mucous ulcer, butterfly rash, and positive ANA/anti-dsDNA antibody.
ISSN:1993-517X
2709-4464