Most cases of juvenile-onset lupus start around age 12. But the disease can start sooner or later than that. It’s rare for lupus to begin before age 5. If your child has SLE, that means their immune system — which is supposed to protect them against …

2022年11月4日 · Juvenile lupus (also known as juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus or juvenile SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the body produces antibodies which attack its own cells. This causes inflammation and subsequent damage to multiple organs, including the skin, joints, kidneys, nervous system, heart and lungs.

Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) is a rare but severe multisystem autoimmune/inflammatory disease that can affect any organ system and cause significant damage, disability and/or death.

In this article we review the epidemiology, common clinical features, complications of disease, and briefly address available treatment options. Further, we discuss important medical and psychosocial issues relevant to the pediatrician caring for children and adolescents with SLE.

Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (i.e., cSLE), also termed juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus, and pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus, is a form of the chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (i.e., SLE), that develops in individuals up to 18 years ...

2023年5月30日 · SLE is called pediatric lupus or juvenile-onset SLE when it develops in people under the age of 18. Pediatric lupus makes up about 15% to 20% of cases. It’s estimated to affect 1.89 to 34.1...

Juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) accounts for up to 20% of all SLE patients. Key differences between juvenile- and adult-onset (aSLE) disease include higher disease activity, earlier development of damage, and increased use of immunosuppressive treatment in jSLE suggesting (at leas …