SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS WITH MYOSITIS OVERLAP SYNDROME IN MALE: A RARE CASE

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an inammatory systemic disease that damages organs by depositing autoantibodies and complement-activating immune complexes or by vascular occlusion resulting from procoagulant states linked with antiphospholipid antibodies(APLA). SLE is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects women of childbearing age in the vast majority of cases [5]. SLE is diagnosed by the presence of clinical manifestations (clinical domains) and auto-antibodies (Immunological domains). SLE is becoming more prevalent. Here, we report a rare case of a young male with SLE who presented with add-on features of inammatory myositis