Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus

Erdem I., Omar S. E., Ali R., Gunes H., Topkaya A. E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE, cilt.9, ss.315-317, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2147/ijgm.s105070
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.315-317
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Infections are among the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but are rare initial presentation of the disease. Therefore, in this study, we describe a case of Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis in a young woman with previously undiagnosed SLE.