title: ANA-negative SLE presenting with nephritis and oculomotor palsy--a case report.
abstract: Most large series of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have revealed a very small group of patients who are persistently antinuclear antibody (ANA) negative with prominent dermatologic involvement but infrequent neurological and renal involvement. We present a very unusual case report of a young female with ANA-negative SLE presenting with lupus nephritis and oculomotor palsy without any dermatologic manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sircar
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Taneja
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kansra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D009393:Nephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011507:Proteinuria
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear