Cerebritis and neutropenia in a child with ANA negative lupus
IJCN-Iranian Journal of Child Neurology. 2009; 3 (1): 61-66
in English
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ABSTRACT
Systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE], an autoimmune systemic disease with unknown etiology, affects virtually every part of the body; involvement of the central nervous system [CNS] is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE] patients and is the least understood aspect of the disease. Neutropenia is very uncommon in childhood lupus. True negative anti nuclear antibody [ANA] tests in patients with lupus are now very rare. The patient reported here was a 12-year-old girl with ANA negative lupus cerebritis who presented with left hemiparesia after a generalized seizure, with neutropenia observed during its course
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Child
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Antibodies, Antinuclear
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Electroencephalography
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
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Neutropenia
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Iran. J. Child Neurol.
Year:
2009
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