Pulmonary thrombosis as the first manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus in a 14-year-old boy.
We describe the case of a 14-year-old boy who presented with pulmonary embolism and who was subsequently found to have nephrotic syndrome due to lupus membranous nephropathy. He had no other signs of nephrotic syndrome or of systemic lupus erythematosus, such as edema or circulating lupus anticoagulants (antiphospholipid or anticardiolipin antibodies), and no hereditary coagulopathy. This case contributes to our understanding of unusual clinical presentations of systemic lupus erythematosus in children.
Harroche
Annie
A
Service de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, 40 avenue de Verdun, 94000 Créteil, France.
Remus
Natascha
N
Gaubicher
Solenn
S
Dunand
Olivier
O
Colombat
Magali
M
Delacourt
Christophe
C
Madhi
Fouad
F
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D016896:Treatment Outcome