title: Rowell's syndrome: presenting features of systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: A subset of patients with lupus erythematosus develops erythema multiforme-like skin lesions with speckled pattern of antinuclear antibodies, positive rheumatoid factor, anti-Ro (SS-A), and anti-La antibodies (SS-B), which known as Rowell's syndrome. We report an adolescent boy presented with erythema multiforme-like skin lesions and pericardial effusion; he fulfilled criteria of both Rowell's syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Such initial presentation of SLE is rarely reported in literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Medicine, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Darjeeling, India. drmahuaroy@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mahua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bala
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D002648:Child; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear