A DILEMMA IS WIDESPREAD BETWEEN RHEUMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AS EVIDENCED BY A CASE

DEMİRCİ YILDIRIM, TUBA; Erbay, EFE; ŞEN, GERÇEK; ÖNEN, FATOŞ

doi:10.4274/qrheumatol.galenos.2023.18209

A DILEMMA IS WIDESPREAD BETWEEN RHEUMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AS EVIDENCED BY A CASE

DEMİRCİ YILDIRIM T., Erbay E., ŞEN G., ÖNEN F.

Rheumatology Quarterly, cilt.1, sa.3, ss.121-123, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2023
Doi Numarası: 10.4274/qrheumatol.galenos.2023.18209
Dergi Adı: Rheumatology Quarterly
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.121-123
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem organ involvement and various symptoms. Many diseases present with laboratory and clinical features similar to those of SLE, for example, malignancies and infections that are termed “lupus mimickers”. This article presents a case of visceral leishmaniasis in which clinical characteristics and laboratory profiles imitated SLE in our hospital.