| Literature DB >> 16200398 |
Ozgur Kasapcopur1, Yakup Ergul, Seyhan Kutlug, Cengiz Candan, Yildiz Camcioglu, Nil Arisoy.
Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a rheumatologic disease characterized by an inflammatory destruction of the target organ systems of the body in an unknown way by autoantibodies formed against self-antigens. Infectious agents like Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus and parvovirus B19 may have a role in the occurrence or the exacerbation of the SLE. In this report, the clinical follow-up of a 14-year-old girl diagnosed with SLE following an EBV infection with bicytopenia, lymphadenomegaly and hepatomegaly is discussed. This case could support the role of viral infections in the etiology of SLE.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16200398 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-005-0063-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rheumatol Int ISSN: 0172-8172 Impact factor: 3.580