Systemic lupus erythematosus and Klinefelter's syndrome.

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1 August 1983

journal article
research article
Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Vol. 42 (4) , 471-473
https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.42.4.471

Abstract

A case of Klinefelter's syndrome presenting with systemic lupus erythematosus while receiving androgen replacement therapy is described. The association of systemic lupus erythematosus with Klinefelter's syndrome is discussed, particularly in terms of the effect of sex hormones.

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