Author(s)

Kalirou Traoré^1,2, Karamoko Sacko¹, Souleymane Mariko², Belco Maiga¹, Hawa Konaré¹, Adama Dembélé¹, Mohamed Cissé¹, Fousseyni Traoré¹, Ibrahim Dollo², Fatoumata Traore², Arouna Ouattara³, Aminata Doumbia¹, Mamadou Traore⁴, Djeneba Konate¹, Pierre Togo¹, Abdoul Karim Doumbia¹, Gassama Diaby⁵, Abdoul Aziz Diakité¹, Ali Guindo², Fatoumata Dicko¹, Mariam Sylla¹, Boubacar Togo¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Gabriel TOURE University Hospital, Bamoko, Mali.
²Guindo Clinic of Bamako, Bamoko, Mali.
³Mopti Hospital, Mopti, Mali.
⁴Reference Health Center of Commune V, Bamoko, Mali.
⁵Bamako Dermatology Hospital, Bamoko, Mali.

Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus is a rare entity, affecting children under 16 years of age. Girls are more often affected than boys and the female predominance increases significantly with age. The initial manifestations are highly variable with an insidious and progressive onset. Non-specific symptoms include fever, anorexia, weight loss and asthenia. Pericarditis is the most common cardiac manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), occurring in 10% to 40% of cases. The biological elements of the diagnosis and follow-up of pediatric SLE are identical to those of adults and are based on regular measurement of complement, native anti-DNA antibodies, and inflammatory findings. Treatment is essentially based on corticosteroid therapy.

Lupus, Child, Pericarditis, Clinic Guindo, Bamako Mali

Traoré, K. , Sacko, K. , Mariko, S. , Maiga, B. , Konaré, H. , Dembélé, A. , Cissé, M. , Traoré, F. , Dollo, I. , Traore, F. , Ouattara, A. , Doumbia, A. , Traore, M. , Konate, D. , Togo, P. , Doumbia, A. , Diaby, G. , Diakité, A. , Guindo, A. , Dicko, F. , Sylla, M. and Togo, B. (2023) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Complicated by Pericarditis: A Case Report from the Guindo Clinic in Bamako, Mali. Open Journal of Pediatrics, 13, 16-20. doi: 10.4236/ojped.2023.131002.