A Flare of Lupus Nephritis in an 11-Year-Old SLE Patient with a Mild COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia
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10.5812/numonthly.108381چکیده
Children with immunological diseases like SLE are vulnerable to any type of infection, and their management is considered an important issue in the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we describe an 11-year-old female, previously known to have lupus nephritis, complaining of tachypnea, persistent fever, low oxygen saturation (SaO 2 ), and generalized edema with confirmed COVID-19 using sputum PCR testing on the first day of admission.