Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Esophagitis and Severe Oral Mucositis

We present a case of a previously healthy adolescent female who developed severe oral mucositis and acute esophagitis as her presenting symptoms of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus. Mucositis involving the lips is infrequently reported in systemic lupus erythematosus, and to our knowledge, this...

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Main Authors: Emily Schildt, Kristen L Sessions, Deirdre De Ranieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5868655
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description We present a case of a previously healthy adolescent female who developed severe oral mucositis and acute esophagitis as her presenting symptoms of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus. Mucositis involving the lips is infrequently reported in systemic lupus erythematosus, and to our knowledge, this is the first reported case of acute, non-infectious esophagitis as a presenting symptom in a pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patient.
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spelling doaj-art-ffc2e59f953a4fcc8d4c0bb700a582c62025-08-20T02:22:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972021-01-01202110.1155/2021/58686555868655Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Esophagitis and Severe Oral MucositisEmily Schildt0Kristen L Sessions1Deirdre De Ranieri2Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Department of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, USAWe present a case of a previously healthy adolescent female who developed severe oral mucositis and acute esophagitis as her presenting symptoms of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus. Mucositis involving the lips is infrequently reported in systemic lupus erythematosus, and to our knowledge, this is the first reported case of acute, non-infectious esophagitis as a presenting symptom in a pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5868655
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title Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Esophagitis and Severe Oral Mucositis
title_full Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Esophagitis and Severe Oral Mucositis
title_fullStr Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Esophagitis and Severe Oral Mucositis
title_full_unstemmed Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Esophagitis and Severe Oral Mucositis
title_short Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Esophagitis and Severe Oral Mucositis
title_sort juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with esophagitis and severe oral mucositis
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