J Korean Rheum Assoc.
2002 Dec;9(4):330-334.
Sequential Development of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Patient with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jychoe@cuth.cataegu.ac.kr
Abstract
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Overlap syndrome is used to describe patients who have two or more well-defined connective tissue diseases. Although a variety of overlap syndromes are now recognized, the coexistence of the progression of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is uncommon. We describe a patient who had typical deforming polyarthritis, who years later developed SLE.