Lupus tends to be more aggressive and severe in children and teens than in adults. The symptoms are more intense, and the disease can have long-term effects on a child’s growth, quality of life, and ...

A total of 15–20% of cases of SLE are diagnosed in children younger than 16 years (childhood-onset lupus). Although there have been few studies directly comparing childhood- to adult-onset lupus ...

Since lupus can cause problems anywhere in the body, your child may need to see different types of pediatricians (doctors who provide care to children from birth to young adulthood) and health care ...

Learning the facts about lupus can mean the difference between early treatment and serious complications that impact quality ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ... This Review examines the epidemiology and pathophysiology of NCI in children and adolescents with SLE, as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches ...

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which ... director of the Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children's Health and ...

Based on the information that is currently available, decision makers have agreed that the subject technology would be appropriate for commissioning under NHSE Specialised Commissioning for Children ...

He added, "There are rare cases of lupus in children, and most of the time they are usually before the age of five. Lupus is directly passed from a parent to their children, but if there is a ...