title: Peripheral gangrene during infancy: a rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: An 11 month old boy presented with gangrene of the extremities. He was found to have positive nuclear antibodies and antibodies to double stranded DNA, and negative Ro and La antibodies. The infant was started on oral prednisolone, which was discontinued after six months. At one year of follow up he was asymptomatic, with negative nuclear antibodies and antibodies to double stranded DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Centre, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 575 001, Karnataka, India. Vinuthab@hotmail.com
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: V U
authors.initials: VU
authors.lastname: Shenoy
mesh_terms: D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014034:Toes / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone