An Unusual Presentation of Lupus in a Pediatric Patient

An Unusual Presentation of Lupus in a Pediatric Patient

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Systemic lupus erythematosus Globalization and International Development Finance: a Troubled Path? (SLE) is an autoimmune disease causing inflammatory tissue damage.Multiple organ damage can ensue with renal and neurological involvement carrying the worse prognosis.In this case report we present a 10-year-old African American girl who presented with abnormal choreiform movements, headache, weight loss, and fatigue.Detailed clinical examination with laboratory and imaging studies clinched the diagnosis Pantalla Itinerante: Cine, vino y espacio of SLE.

Echocardiogram revealed the presence of Libman-sacks endocarditis.Patient showed rapid resolution of symptoms with steroid therapy.A brief discussion on childhood onset lupus along with the varied clinical presentation is discussed.