Erschienen in:
01.06.2006 | Case Report
Systemic lupus erythematosus due to Epstein–Barr virus or Epstein–Barr virus infection provocating acute exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus?
verfasst von:
Ozgur Kasapcopur, Yakup Ergul, Seyhan Kutlug, Cengiz Candan, Yildiz Camcioglu, Nil Arisoy
Erschienen in:
Rheumatology International
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Ausgabe 8/2006
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Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a rheumatologic disease characterized by an inflammatory destruction of the target organ systems of the body in an unknown way by autoantibodies formed against self-antigens. Infectious agents like Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus and parvovirus B19 may have a role in the occurrence or the exacerbation of the SLE. In this report, the clinical follow-up of a 14-year-old girl diagnosed with SLE following an EBV infection with bicytopenia, lymphadenomegaly and hepatomegaly is discussed. This case could support the role of viral infections in the etiology of SLE.