[A case of Chlamydia pneumonia and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pleurisy].
Kansenshogaku Zasshi
; 73(2): 191-6, 1999 Feb.
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em Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10213998
ABSTRACT
A 40-year-old female was admitted with right chest pain. SLE was absent from her past history, although she complained of polyarthralgia in winter. Atypical pneumonia/pleuritis was suspected by chest X-ray film, showing a nodular shadow in the right lower field and moderate pleural effusion. Chlamydia pneumonia was diagnosed by elevated anti-C. psittsci antibody, while characteristics of pleural fluid revealed serositis accompanied by SLE because of the high titered anti-DNA antibody and the low titered complement. She was cured by clarithromycin and subsequent administration of prednisolone and cyclophosphamide.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por Chlamydia
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Pneumonia Bacteriana
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Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Ja
Revista:
Kansenshogaku Zasshi
Ano de publicação:
1999
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Article