Fungal leukocytoclastic vasculitis as a presentation of systemic vasculitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 383-386

  Wasserman, Amy M ^a   Sarantopoulos, G Peter ^a   Khanna, Dinesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidemia; SLE; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NORADRENALIN; PREDNISONE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; LUNG EXAMINATION; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PANCREATITIS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETREATMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; SYNOVITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TISSUE SECTION; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; VASCULITIS, LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 74549182931     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181c41b84     Document Type: Article

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