All issues > Volume 28(12); 1985

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1985;28(12):1250-1255. Published online December 31, 1985.

A Case of systemic Lupus Erythematosis.

Keum Yang Son¹, Young Wook Kim¹, Ki Bok Kim¹, Jang Sihn Sohn²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Kwangju, Korea
²Department of Pathology, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Kwangju, Korea

Abstract

A Case of systemic lupus erythematosus in a 15-year old girl was presented with a brief review of the literature. She was admitted with the chief complaints of fever, anorexia, general malaise and hematuria. Ths diagnosis was made on the basis of typical clinical features and characteristic laboratory findings. Inspite of every effort including prednisolone and imuran therapy, the patient failed to recover and expired 26 days after admission.

Keywords :Systemic lupus erythematosus