title: An unusual presentation of juvenile lupus nephritis.
abstract: The incidence of juvenile lupus varies widely ranging between 4 and 250 per 100,000 population. Most common organ involvement in juvenile lupus is kidney. Neurological, cutaneous and hematological involvements are also involved. Skeletal muscle involvement in the form of myositis is rare. Myositis as presenting manifestation in juvenile lupus is also unusual. Herein, we report one such case wherein myositis preceded the onset of lupus nephritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Malleshwar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bottu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Manjusha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yadla
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Srikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burri
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Megha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uppin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology