Overlapping clinical features of lupus and leptospirosis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 23-25

  Barnabe, Cheryl ^a   Fahlman, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leptospirosis; Lupus erythematosus; Systemic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY; DOXYCYCLINE; FERRITIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IRON; LA ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISONE; RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; HEPATITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UVEITIS;

ADULT; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; TRAVEL;

EID: 45449105430     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-007-0823-7     Document Type: Article

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