Acute liver failure as the first symptom of childhood systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report and review of the literature.

Abstract excerpt

Although systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can affect multiple organ systems, manifestations within the digestive tract are not typically conspicuous during the early phase of the disease. The liver damage caused by SLE is mild and insidious. Patients with SLE presenting with acute liver failure as the primary manifestation are significantly rarer in clinical diagnosis. The absence of diagnostic criteria for...

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• Child
• TREX1 gene
• Immunosuppressive Agents
• Liver
• Liver Failure, Acute
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
• Mutation