Systemic lupus erythematosus-myositis overlap syndrome with lupus nephritis

Biswajit Dey; Vandana Rapahel; Yookarin Khonglah; Md Jamil

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_186_20

Systemic lupus erythematosus-myositis overlap syndrome with lupus nephritis

J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Apr 30;9(4):2104-2106. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_186_20. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Biswajit Dey¹, Vandana Rapahel¹, Yookarin Khonglah¹, Md Jamil²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
² Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus-myositis overlap syndrome is rare with prognostic implications. Reports suggest that systemic lupus erythematosus-myositis overlap syndrome with lupus nephritis has a variable clinical outcome. We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus-myositis overlap syndrome with lupus nephritis in a 28-year-old female, who presented with facial puffiness, proximal muscle weakness, and proteinuria.

Keywords: Overlap syndrome; proteinuria; systemic lupus erythematosus.

Publication types

Case Reports