title: [Cry wolf].
abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an uncommon disease in children and adolescents but far from being unknown. The disease's symptoms are often non-specific and vague at first and clinicians must suspect SLE without the more specific symptoms. Treatment should be initiated as soon as possible to delay or prevent serious complications. This case demonstrates the history of a young boy who needed medical attention at the Children's Hospital of Iceland because of joint pain, swollen lymph nodes and fatigue. The epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, treatment and prognosis of children diagnosed with SLE are reviewed.
authors: Landspitala, Haskoli Islands.
authors: Gudmundur Vignir
authors: GV
authors: Sigurdsson
authors: Asgeir
authors: A
authors: Haraldsson
authors: Jon R
authors: JR
authors: Kristinsson
mesh_terms: D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis