Table 1.

The presenting symptoms of patients with pediatric SLE.

SymptomNo. (%) Patients
Malar rash115 (77)
Photosensitivity41 (26)
Oral/nasal ulcers45 (29)
Arthritis105 (67)
Serositis20 (13)
Nephritis54 (35)
Renal failure16 (10)
Neuropsychiatric disease35 (22)
  Psychosis11 (7)
  Cerebrovascular disease10 (6)
  Headache5 (3)
  Seizures4 (3)
  Cognitive dysfunction3 (2)
  Mood disorder2 (1)
Anemia33 (21)
Lymphopenia72 (46)
Thrombocytopenia40 (26)
Raynaud’s phenomenon33 (21)