Acute epiglottitis as the initial presentation of pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Charuvanij, Sirirat
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British Columbia Childrens Hosp, Div Pediat Rheumatol, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada
Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, CanadaBritish Columbia Childrens Hosp, Div Pediat Rheumatol, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada
Charuvanij, Sirirat
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Houghton, Kristin M.
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British Columbia Childrens Hosp, Div Pediat Rheumatol, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada
Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, CanadaBritish Columbia Childrens Hosp, Div Pediat Rheumatol, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada
Houghton, Kristin M.
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[1] British Columbia Childrens Hosp, Div Pediat Rheumatol, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada
[2] Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
We report a case of a 5-year old girl, who initially presented with acute epiglottitis, sepsis and multi-organ failure. She was subsequently diagnosed as having Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. To the best of our knowledge, this article describes the first case of Haemophilus influenzae type f epiglottitis as the initial presentation of SLE in childhood.