Lupus in Children

Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - AAP Publications

Patients with childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) have onset of disease before age 18 years and often have a more aggressive disease course compared with those with ...

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Children | PM&R KnowledgeNow

Childhood-onset or juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder with multisystem involvement, causing ...

Q&A with an expert on lupus in children - UChicago Medicine

Lupus can be diagnosed at any age, but it's more common to be diagnosed as children start going through puberty, and it is far more common in ...

Treating Lupus in Children & Teens: Medication Options

Lupus medications work by preventing your child's immune system from becoming overactive. These medications are called immunosuppressants.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Rheumatology | Arkansas Children's

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Lupus in Children

Although many aspects and symptoms of lupus are the same for both children and adults, there are some significant differences. Child-onset lupus can be more ...

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Children and Young People

Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) is a rare but severe multisystem autoimmune/inflammatory disease that can affect any organ ...

Lupus Nephritis in Children: Novel Perspectives - MDPI

This review aims to describe pediatric lupus nephritis and provide an overview of the novel perspectives on the pathogenetic mechanisms, histopathological ...

Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: characteristics and ...

Recent studies have suggested that GC pulse therapy can achieve disease remission rapidly and reduce GC-related side effects with a reduction in oral ...

Lupus Program | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The Lupus Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides dedicated team-based pediatric care to children living with lupus and related disorders.

Molecular fingerprinting of lupus in children

The Global Team Science Award project led by Dr. Virginia Pascual aims to study childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) to understand not only ...

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in Children - DynaMed

Chronic, autoimmune, multisystem inflammatory disorder with highly variable clinical presentation associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

Long term prognosis of children born to lupus patients

Conclusions: The finding that children, especially girls, born to maternal lupus patients had a high positive rate for ANA suggests that a genetic factor is ...

Rheumatology Lupus Clinic - Texas Children's Hospital

Texas Children's Hospital Lupus Clinic provides comprehensive care for children and adolescents with juvenile lupus and related disorders.

British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope - Oxford Academic

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a lifelong condition in which the immune system damages the body's own tissues, causing various symptoms ...

Long-Term Outcomes of Children and Adolescents With Biopsy ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem, lifelong autoimmune disease. Approximately 10% to 20% of patients present with SLE during childhood.

Research priorities in childhood-onset lupus - Pediatric Rheumatology

Childhood-onset systemic erythematosus lupus (cSLE) is characterized by more severe disease, widespread organ involvement and higher ...

Epidemiology of Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Epidemiology; Pediatric Systemic Lupus ... children and a prevalence of 3.3–8.8 per 100,000 children (1).

Seattle Children's Launches First U.S. CAR T-Cell Clinical Trial

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects multiple organ systems, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality.

Five years follow-up of juvenile lupus nephritis: a single-center ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immune inflammation. It involves multiple organs. Children with SLE are more ...