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Remission of infantile systemic lupus erythematosus with intravenous cyclophosphamide

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We report an 8-month-old boy with systemic lupus erythematosus and World Health Organization class IV lupus nephritis who has gone into complete clinical and serological remission with pulse IV cyclophosphamide therapy. To our knowledge this is the first case of pulse IV cyclophosphamide therapy in infantile systemic lupus erythematosus resulting in long-term remission.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Saint John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA, , , , , , US

    Mohammad S. Saberi

  2. Department of Pathology, Saint John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA, , , , , , US

    Bruce A. Jones

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Received June 23, 1997; received in revised form and accepted September 10, 1997

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Saberi, M., Jones, B. Remission of infantile systemic lupus erythematosus with intravenous cyclophosphamide. Pediatr Nephrol 12, 136–138 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670050422

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