title: Systemic lupus erythematosus and sickle cell disease.
abstract: A case of 10-year-old girl with an unusual association of sickle cell disease (SCD) with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is presented. The report discusses the clues to the diagnosis of this rare combination with review of relevant literature and highlights the diagnostic dilemma that may arise because of the similarity of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112, USA.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Baliga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gedalia
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Warrier
mesh_terms: D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis