Abstract
This is a case report about a 9 year old female child with fever of unknown origin of more than 3 months eventually diagnosed as SLE on the basis of serum markers and renal biopsy report at our tertiary care centre.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Sukena Susnerwala
Dept of Pediatrics, Grant Govt Medical College, Mumbai
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i9.133
