Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as pancarditis

Abstract Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with marked variation in its clinical presentation. Juvenile SLE (jSLE) accounts for 15–20% of all cases and is diagnosed when SLE manifests before 18 years of age. Pancarditis is a rare complication of SLE, regar...

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Main Authors: D. O’Leary, C. O’Connor, L. Nertney, E. J. MacDermott, D. Mullane, O. Franklin, O. G. Killeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
SLE
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-019-0372-z