Unusual Presentation of Lupus in Pediatric Patient: Case Report  

作　　者：Karan Raheja P. S. Narang Satwinder Kapoor A. J. Chitkara Nikhil Vinayak Alok Kalyani Karan Raheja;P. S. Narang;Satwinder Kapoor;A. J. Chitkara;Nikhil Vinayak;Alok Kalyani(Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India)

机构地区：[1]Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India

出　　处：《Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases》2016年第4期102-105,共5页风湿病与自身免疫疾病期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem disease characterized by loss of self-tolerance resulting in development of autoantibodies and formation of immune complexes. Multiple organ involvement can be seen with renal and neurological involvement carrying the worst prognosis. This case report is of 13-year-old Indian boy who presented with fever and rash, along with Macrophage Activation Syndrome secondary to sepsis. Patient showed improvement in symptoms with steroid therapy and IVIG.Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem disease characterized by loss of self-tolerance resulting in development of autoantibodies and formation of immune complexes. Multiple organ involvement can be seen with renal and neurological involvement carrying the worst prognosis. This case report is of 13-year-old Indian boy who presented with fever and rash, along with Macrophage Activation Syndrome secondary to sepsis. Patient showed improvement in symptoms with steroid therapy and IVIG.

关 键 词：Systemic Lupus Erythematosus LUPUS 

分 类 号：R59[医药卫生—内科学]