Systemic lupus erythematosus flare triggered by a spider bite.
Joint Bone Spine
; 83(1): 85-7, 2016 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease with a relapsing and remitting course characterized by disease flares. Flares are a major cause of hospitalization, morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Some triggers for these exacerbations have been identified, including infections, vaccines, pregnancy, environmental factors such as weather, stress and drugs. We report a patient who presented with a lupus flare with predominantly mucocutaneous, serosal and cardiac involvement after being bitten by a spider and we present the possible mechanisms by which the venom elicited such a reaction. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case reported in the literature.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Picada de Aranha
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Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
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Joint Bone Spine
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article