Sequential development of 2 connective tissue diseases in juvenile patients.
The sequential development of two connective tissue diseases in the same patient has been rarely reported. We describe 2 juvenile patients, a 15-year-old girl who, after having juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) for a 7-year period presented with clearly defined features of systemic lupus erythematosus with diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis. The 2nd case, a 9-year-old boy developed erosive polyarticular JRA after having had a clear picture of dermatomyositis in infancy. In both cases there was a lengthy disease free period between the 2 diseases.
Rheumatology Section, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography