Case series of pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus from Kerala: Comparison with other Indian series

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-395

  Kumar, Sharath ^a   Nair, Sathyajith ^b   Rajam, Lalitha ^b  

^a Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic   (India)

^b AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Arthralgia; Children; India; Pediatrics; SLE; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIA; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INDIA; INFANT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ARTHRALGIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77958097024     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2010.01536.x     Document Type: Article

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