Pneumococcal Bacteremia Presenting as Acute Parotitis and Sepsis by Ashish Kataria, Alan S. Multz

“…We report a case of a 33-year-old female with history of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) presenting with acute febrile illness and unilateral parotid gland enlargement progressing to septic shock. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and predictors of renal outcomes in diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis : a retrospective single-center study from Western China by Shan Wen, Shasha Chen, Yingying Lin, Guisen Li, Ping Zhang, Wei Wang

“…Additionally, there’s no literature on the clinical outcomes of IgA nephropathy, lupus nephritis, and IgA vasculitis nephritis in type II patients. …”
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A Review of Adverse Cutaneous Drug Reactions Resulting from the Use of Interferon and Ribavirin by Nisha Mistry, Jonathan Shapero, Richard I Crawford

“…Presentations include injection site reactions, psoriasis, eczematous drug reactions, alopecia, sarcoidosis, lupus, fixed drug eruptions, pigmentary changes and lichenoid eruptions. …”
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Urticarial Vasculitis-Associated Intestinal Ischemia by Uni Wong, Harris Yfantis, Guofeng Xie

“…UV is often idiopathic but can also present in the context of autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, drug reactions, infections, or a paraneoplastic syndrome. …”
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B Cells in Autoimmune Diseases by Christiane S. Hampe

“…This paper includes an overview of the different functions of B cells in autoimmunity; the involvement of B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and type 1 diabetes; and current B-cell-based therapeutic treatments. …”
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Primary sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis by Swati Mishra, Kuldeep Chaudhary, Swati Tyagi, Pratibha Mishra, Vatsala Misra

“…It can be primary (idiopathic) or secondary (chemotherapy, beta-blockers, peritoneal dialysis, shunts, tuberculosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.). The symptomatology report includes recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and vomiting. …”
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Transient Pneumonitis as a Possible Adverse Reaction to the BNT162b2 COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Yusuke Ohkubo, Shin-ichiro Ohmura, Ryuhei Ishihara, Toshiaki Miyamoto

“…Although COVID-19 vaccines have excellent effectiveness in reducing morbidity and disease severity with minor adverse reactions, some patients develop late hypersensitivity events as autoimmune reactions such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus nephritis, and vasculitis following COVID-19 vaccination. …”
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Pericardial Effusion due to Infliximab Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis by Muhammad Mirza, Maira Mirza, Vagishwari Murugesan, Arrel Olano

“…Infliximab is known to be associated with various adverse effects including anti-TNF alpha induced lupus (ATIL). We present a rare case of a 51-year-old female with pericardial effusion secondary to infliximab therapy for treatment of her ulcerative colitis. …”
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A Man with Rapidly Progressive Limb Gangrene by Ada Wing Tung Leung, Virginia Weng Nga Lao

“…We present a case of probable APS that manifested as rapidly progressive peripheral gangrene with a positive test for lupus anticoagulant (LAC), alongside with angiographic evidence of suspected renal and hepatic artery aneurysms commonly associated with PAN, but also the presence of diffuse thrombosis over the distal arterial branches in the four limbs. …”
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Cellular therapies in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases by Pedro Franco-Fuquen, Juana Figueroa-Aguirre, David A. Martínez, Eider F. Moreno-Cortes, Juan E. Garcia-Robledo, Fabio Vargas-Cely, Daniela A. Castro-Martínez, Mustafa Almaini, Januario E. Castro

“…These diseases, which include autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus, are marked by the presence of autoreactive B cells that play a critical role in their pathogenesis. …”
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Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome Presenting as Bilateral Central Retinal Artery Occlusions by Steven S. Saraf, Yogin P. Patel, Ankit Desai, Uday R. Desai

“…Rheumatology was consulted and she was diagnosed with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in association with systemic lupus erythematosus. Approximately 7 months after presentation, the patient’s vision improved and remained stable at 20/200 and 20/80.…”
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Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome: A disease with many faces by Ankit Agrawal, Sangeetha Pabolu, Shirisha Ale, Yesenia Galan

“…Usually, HUVS and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have overlapping features, and our case was unique as our patient did not have any SLE manifestations. …”
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A Case for Doxycycline as an Effective Treatment for Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis (CARP) by Aishwarya Sharma, Deborah Moon, Dong Joo Kim

“…Minocycline is considered the drug of choice, but it is not without its host of potential side effects, including drug hypersensitivity, drug-induced lupus/vasculitis/hepatitis, blue-gray skin hyperpigmentation, acute eosinophilic pneumonia, pseudotumor cerebri, and vestibular instability, among others. …”
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Severe Pulmonary Hypertension as Initial Presentation of SLE: A Case Report and Literature Review by Rabia Kiani, Muhammad Danial Siddiqui, Hamza Tantoush

“…Severe pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is a rare initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE associated with PAH carries worse prognosis that isolated SLE. …”
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Septic Arthritis of Hip Caused by Salmonella typhi: A Case Report by M. Shanthi, Uma Sekar, K. S. Sridharan

“…We report a case of septic arthritis of hip in a patient with systemic lupus erthematosis. The case is presented for its rarity and to highlight the atypical manifestations of Salmonella typhi in endemic regions.…”
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Oral manifestations of autoimmune connective tissue diseases by Akshat Pandey, Mimansha Pandey, Ved Prakash Pandey, Vinod Ravindran

“…Many such diseases like Sjögren syndrome, Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Sclerosis, have characteristic oral findings, the identification of which may allow for early diagnosis and treatment. …”
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A Rare Cutaneous Manifestation: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis after Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination by Yaritza Serrano Gomez, Brittney Grella, Hongbei Wang

“…These specific vaccine-induced autoimmune conditions with cutaneous manifestations include lupus erythematosus, bullous pemphigoid, vitiligo, alopecia areata, and leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV). …”
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Jaccoud’s Arthropathy in Gout: An Unusual Association by Tayana Donato Alves, Isabela S. Oliveira, Luiza C. Fadul, Mittermayer B. Santiago

“…Jaccoud’s arthropathy (JA) is a deforming arthropathy observed mainly in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. We report the case of a 41-year-old Brazilian man with a 10-year history of intermittent monoarthritis followed by bouts of polyarthritis affecting large and small joints. …”
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Multifocal Osteonecrosis Secondary to Chronic Alcohol Ingestion by Kazu Matsumoto, Hiroyasu Ogawa, Haruhiko Akiyama

“…Multifocal osteonecrosis is caused by the several conditions including corticosteroid treatment, coagulation disorders, connective tissue disorders including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), inflammatory bowel disease, renal transplantation, and underlying malignancies. …”
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A Case Report of Premalignant Plasma Cell Dyscrasia-Induced Renal Failure in a 31-Year-Old Female by Ayrton Bangolo, Mahabuba Akhter, Amer Jarri, Manpreet Kaur, Ali Atoot, Parul Jandir, Mahmood Ibrahim, Lochana Manandhar, Adam Atoot

“…Herein, we present a 31-year-old female with past medical history of lupus nephritis who presented with signs of volume overload and worsening renal function despite adequate immunosuppressive therapy. …”
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