A Children's Tale: Unusual Presentation of Juvenile SLE

Abstract

Paediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) is an autoimmune disease with multiple manifestations resulting in inflammation & damage to several organs. We report a case of young boy presented to us with features of meningoencephalitis with multisystem involvement (phenotype-constitutional symptoms, neuropsychiatric involvement, mucocutaneous involvement, serositis, renal affection, hematological manifestations). Detailed clinical examination with laboratory & imaging studies clinched the diagnosis of paediatric SLE. Patient showed remarkable response to steroid & immunosuppressive therapy.