Disseminated zygomycosis simulating cerebrovascular disease and pulmonary alveolar haemorrhage in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Citation
Mf. Liu et al., Disseminated zygomycosis simulating cerebrovascular disease and pulmonary alveolar haemorrhage in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus, CLIN RHEUMA, 19(4), 2000, pp. 311-314
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
07703198 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
311 - 314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0770-3198(2000)19:4<311:DZSCDA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may be complicated with se rious cerebrovascular accidents and pulmonary alveolar haemorrhage. The aut hors report an autopsy-proven angioinvasive zygomycosis in a patient with S LE. The clinical features of systemic zygomycosis in this patient masquerad ed as SLE-related stroke and pulmonary haemorrhage. The case demonstrates t hat the simultaneous occurrence of complications that clinically suggest pu lmonary haemorrhage and multiple brain infarcts in SLE patients should incl ude the rare disseminated zygomycosis in the differential diagnosis.