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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| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa
2022-12-01
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| 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.
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| ISSN: | 1993-517X 2709-4464 |