title: Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with oral mucosal lesions--a case report.
abstract: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune rheumatic disease, principally affecting women during child bearing years and is characterized by the presence of auto antibodies against a variety of auto antigens such as double-stranded DNA, intracellular ribonuclear proteins and membrane phospholipids. The presentation of lupus erythematosus ranges from a skin rash unaccompanied by extracutaneous stigmata to a rapidly progressive lethal multiorgan disease. A wide spectrum of oral mucosal lesions is found in the cutaneous and systemic forms of lupus erythematosus. We report a 11-year-old female child with classical features of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus associated with oral mucosal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, K.D Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. kittypedo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ramakrishna
authors.forename: J Sharada
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology