An unusual presentation of juvenile lupus nephritis

• Published in: Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 610 - 613
• Main Authors: Bottu, Malleshwar, Yadla, Manjusha, Burri, Srikanth, Uppin, Megha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation 01-05-2016; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Adolescent; Care and treatment; Case studies; Complications; Diagnosis; Female; Humans; Kidney - pathology; Lupus; Lupus nephritis; Lupus Nephritis - complications; Lupus Nephritis - diagnosis; Lupus Nephritis - pathology; Lupus Nephritis - physiopathology; Muscle, Skeletal - pathology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Myositis; Myositis - etiology; Myositis - physiopathology; Nephritis; Pediatric diseases; Systemic lupus erythematosus; التشخيص; التهاب العضلات; التهاب الكلى الذئبي; المضاعفات; دراسات الحالة
• ISSN: 1319-2442; 2320-3838
• DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.182441

The incidence of juvenile lupus varies widely ranging between 4 and 250 per
100,000 population. Most common organ involvement in juvenile lupus is kidney. Neurological,
cutaneous and hematological involvements are also involved. Skeletal muscle involvement in the
form of myositis is rare. Myositis as presenting manifestation in juvenile lupus is also unusual.
Herein, we report one such case wherein myositis preceded the onset of lupus nephritis.