title: Long-term remission in three patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Abstract Three cases of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (childhood SLE) with long-term remission are reported. These cases were not complicated with collagen diseases and had no SLE disease activity index scores either 3 or 5 years after onset. We suggest that some patients with childhood SLE may be able to abandon the maintenance therapy, and that careful observation is needed for each individual case. Uniform remission criteria based on clinical trials are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine , 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004 , Japan.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamae
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imagawa
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katakura
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsuda
authors.forename: Yukoh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aihara
authors.forename: Shumpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokota