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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
We report in this article a girl with an initial diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis who developed full-blown systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at her two-years follow-up. She was formerly considered as HBV-related chronic active hepatitis but due to the persistence of elevated liver enzymes, the reversal of the albumin and globulin ratio and abnormal HBV serology, she was later diagnosed as autoimmune hepatitis. With the clinical findings of arthritis, arthralgia and malar rash and supported by results of laboratory tests, she was diagnosed as a case of unusual SLE presenting with autoimmune hepatitis. We conclude, therefore, that each patient with a diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis in childhood who exhibits abnormal HBV serology must be evaluated for a possible diagnosis of SLE.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0041-4301
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
541-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Hepatitis as the presenting symptom of childhood systemic lupus erythematosus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports