Sjogren syndrome and lupus erythematosus nephritis
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matosus. A similar case of Sjogren syndrome and subsequent development of systemic lupus erythematosus has been reported in a 12 year old boy.3 In our patient, two points remain to be clarified, whether the seizures were the first symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus central nervous system involvement and whether any relation can be found between the phenobarbitone treatment and the onset of systemic lupus erythematosus.
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