Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: A diagnostic dilemma
| Autor: | Someshwar V Chate, Tushar N Rathod, Amol P Jaybhaye, Nita R Sutay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
lupus nephritis
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Anemia Lupus nephritis Arthritis Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus Thrombocytopenic purpura Rash Dermatology General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology immune system diseases Biopsy Medicine medicine.symptom skin and connective tissue diseases business Juvenile dermatomyositis Anti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Natural Science, Biology, and Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0976-9668 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0976-9668.92319 |
| Popis: | Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammatory damage to joints, kidney, central nervous system, and hematopoietic system in the form of fever, cutaneous lesion including skin rash, arthritis, anemia, and fatigue. We report a case in which the patient had features mimicking idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and juvenile dermatomyositis, but on a detailed Hematological investigation and kidney biopsy patient was diagnosed as juvenile SLE. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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