Invasive soft tissue infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Case report and review of the literature

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1716-1719

  Hill, Michael D ^a   Karsh, Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; CELLULITIS; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030803692     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400924     Document Type: Article

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