Visceral leishmaniasis complicating systemic lupus erythematosus

1 April 1983

journal article
case report
Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Vol. 42 (2) , 201-202
https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.42.2.201

Abstract

Active systemic lupus erythematosus in a 32-year-old Chinese woman was successfully controlled by plasmapheresis and steroids. However, occult visceral leishmaniasis was uncovered during therapy and responded to appropriate treatment.

Keywords

LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
SYSTEMIC LUPUS
VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS
TREATMENT
STEROIDS

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:

FATAL LEISHMANIASIS IN RENAL-TRANSPLANT PATIENT
The Lancet, 1979
Leishmaniasis
New England Journal of Medicine, 1979