Peripheral gangrene during infancy: A rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus

V. B. Shetty; S. Rao; P. N. Krishnamurthy; V. U. Shenoy

doi:10.1136/adc.85.4.335

Peripheral gangrene during infancy: A rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus

V. B. Shetty^*
, S. Rao
, P. N. Krishnamurthy
, V. U. Shenoy

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

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Abstract

An 11 month old boy presented with gangrene of the extremities. He was found to have positive nuclear antibodies and antibodies to double stranded DNA, and negative Ro and La antibodies. The infant was started on oral prednisolone, which was discontinued after six months. At one year of follow up he was asymptomatic, with negative nuclear antibodies and antibodies to double stranded DNA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	335-336
Number of pages	2
Journal	Archives of Disease in Childhood
Volume	85
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.85.4.335
Publication status	Published - 16-10-2001

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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