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Review Article
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Kwang-Nam Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(12):1180-1187.   Published online December 15, 2007
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an episodic, multi-system, autoimmune disease characterized by widespread inflammation of blood vessels and connective tissues and by the presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANAs), especially antibodies to native (double-stranded) DNA (dsDNA). Its clinical manifestations are extremely variable, and its natural history is unpredictable. Untreated, SLE is often progressive and has a significant fatality rate. The most...
Original Article
A Clinico-pathologic Study of Childhood Lupus Nephritis
Youn-Sook Rho, Sung-Hoo Cha, Byoung-Soo Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(2):236-240.   Published online February 15, 2000
Purpose : Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) is a disease of immunologic origin, affecting multiple organs including joints, skin, kidneys, nervous system, heart and blood, with rare involvement of gut and liver. The incidence of renal disease in children with SLE was approximately 70 percent and tended to be more severe than in adults. Accordingly we have retrospectively studied on the prognostic...
A Clinical Observation on Lupus Nephritis in Children
Kang Mo Ahn, Jae Sung Ko, Hye Won Park, Il Soo Ha, Hae Il Cheong, Yong Choi, Hee Joo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(6):842-849.   Published online June 15, 1994
We reviewed the clinical features, histrologic patterns and clinical courses of 30 children with lupus nephritis retrospectively, and the results were summerized as follows; 1) The male to female ratio was 1:2.8, and the mean age at the onset was 108/12 years. 2) The clinical symptoms were diverse, and malaise, weight loss, anorexia, fever and malar rash were the most frequent findings. 3)...
A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Accompanied with Nephritis and Arteritis.
Oh Kyun Kwon, Hong Yang Khil, Jae Ho Lee, Young Hun Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(11):1311-1317.   Published online November 30, 1987
The systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease involving skin, kidney, serous membrane, nervous system and other organs. We experienced a case of SLE accompanied with nephritis and arteritis on the region of the left thigh, diagnosed by clinical, serologic, immunologic, radiologic and pathologic evaluations. A 15 years old female patient was admitted to pediatric ward due to sustained pain on left...
Case Report
A case of Lupus Nephritis.
Kang Hyun Cho, Hae Ok Kim, Don Hee Ahn, Keun Chan Sohn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(3):289-294.   Published online March 31, 1982
Lupus nephritis is one of major complications of systemic lupus erythematosus, which determine the outcome of the disease. A case of lupus nephritis was admitted to our pediatric department and renal biopsy was done, which reveraled membranophroliferative type in electron-microscopy. He was treated with prednisone only and responded well in urinary findings. Now, he is maintained with low dose prednisone.