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Parvovirus B19 Associated Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Child with Sickle Cell Disease; a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

dc.contributor.authorCabral, M
dc.contributor.authorDias, A
dc.contributor.authorAbadesso, C
dc.contributor.authorConde, M
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, M
dc.contributor.authorGomes, J
dc.contributor.authorCarreiro, H
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-14T14:23:32Z
dc.date.available2015-08-14T14:23:32Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractAlthough sickle cell disease (SCD) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are two distinct and relatively common chronic diseases, coexistence of these two conditions in the same patient appears to be rare. The authors report an eight-year-old child with SCD who developed a severe form of parvovirus B19-associated SLE, with secondary severe immune hemolytic anemia related to drugs, Libman-Sacks endocarditis complicated by severe aortic regurgitation, dilated left ventricle with impaired function and myocardial ischemia, with further decompensation culminating in cardiac arrest during an infectious intercurrence, which led inevitably to death. This patient displayed a broad spectrum of musculoskeletal, hematologic and cardiovascular complications, which could be associated with either SCD or SLE. Conclusion: Because of a substantial overlap between the clinical manifestations of these two disorders, the diagnosis of SLE in a patient with a previous known diagnosis of SCD may be difficult and is often delayed. Our report illustrates the importance of considering other disease processes, like autoimmune diseases when clinical features or its evolution are atypical of SCD and emphasizes some of the diagnostic difficulties encountered during the diagnosis and management of these patients.por
dc.identifier.citationAnn Paediatr Rheum. 2012; 1(1): 71-76por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/1487
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherAPR Journal Publicationspor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=11837por
dc.subjectParvovirus B19por
dc.subjectSystemic lupus erythematosuspor
dc.subjectSickle cell diseasepor
dc.subjectChildpor
dc.titleParvovirus B19 Associated Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Child with Sickle Cell Disease; a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challengepor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceAnkarapor
oaire.citation.endPage76por
oaire.citation.startPage71por
oaire.citation.titleAnnals of Paediatric Rheumatologypor
oaire.citation.volume1por
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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