Case Report
RHUPUS Syndrome in Children: A Case Series and Literature Review
Table 1
Clinical and paraclincal features and outcome of cases with RHUPUS syndrome in this case report and previous reports in children.
| Report | Sex | JIA Characteristics | Delay in SLE diagnosis (mo)† | Age at onset (y) | ANA | RF | Subtype | Erosion |
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Unsal et al. [10] | Female | 8.5 | − | − | Oligoarticular | No | 24 | Bazsó et al. [4] | Female | 12 | − | − | Polyarticular | No | 120 | | Female | 10 | + | + | Polyarticular | No | 11 | Cavalcante et al. [5] | Female | 10 | + | + | Polyarticular | Yes | 9 | | Male | 5 | + | + | Polyarticular | Yes | 15 |
Takei et al. [11] | Female | 15 | − | − | Polyarticular | No | 96 | Female | 3 | − | − | Polyarticular | ? | 120 |
Martini et al.* [12] | Female | 5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 72 | | Female | 8 | + | + | Oligoarticular | Yes | 24 | Our study | Female | 10 | + | + | Polyarticular | Yes | 24 | | Male | 11 | − | + | Oligoarticular | No | 36 |
| Total cases | 82% female | 8.1 | 50% positive | 60% positive | 70% polyarticular | 45% erosion | 50.1 |
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We did not access full text of this report. †Delay between beginning of chronic arthritis and SLE diagnosis.
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