Publication: Sterile empyematous pleural effusion in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a diagnostic challenge
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2009
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Kriegel, MA, C Van Beek, A Mostaghimi, and VC Kyttaris. 2009. “Sterile Empyematous Pleural Effusion in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a Diagnostic Challenge.” Lupus 18 (7) (May 11): 581–585. doi:10.1177/0961203309103049.
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Herein we present a case of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and a sterile empyematous pleural effusion, a complication not generally associated with SLE. A discussion of the diagnostic and treatment dilemmas follows the case presentation.
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empyema, nephritis, systemic lupus erythematosus
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