Miliary tuberculosis mimicking systemic lupus erythematosus flare
A 26-year-old woman was diagnosed with and treated for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in 2002. She was admitted 11 years later with nephrotic-range proteinuria and lupus nephritis and received two doses of rituximab after failing on steroids and mycophenolate mofetil. Four months later, she pres...
Main Authors: | Fatehi Elzein, Ahmed Elzein, Nazik Mohammed, Ramiz Alswailem |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118302466 |
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