Peripheral Neuropathy as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Keywords:
Peripheral Neuropathy, Systemic lupus erythematosus, NigerianAbstract
Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a chronic and fatal disorder. Prior to now, SLE was said to be uncommon
among blacks however recent findings are invalidating such opinions. Furthermore, peripheral neuropathy
manifestation is rarely noted among Nigerian SLE patients, most especially as the first manifestation. We report this
case with peripheral neuropathy manifestation as a major and initial composite symptom as learning point and also
encourage high index of suspicion in this environment.
Published
2021-06-03
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Case reports and series
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