1. COVID-19 or systemic lupus erythematosus: Attention to similarity
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Erden Abdulsamet, Karakaş Özlem, Ulusoy Bahar Özdemir, Gemcioğlu Emin, İzdeş Seval, Güner Rahmet, Yarkan Handan, Erden Fatma, Omma Ahmet, and Küçükşahin Orhan
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coronavirus disease ,covid-19 ,lupus ,rheumatic syndrome ,sle ,Medicine - Abstract
Arthralgia, myalgia, acute interstitial pneumonia-like presentation, venous thromboembolism, cytopenia, secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and cytokine storm are the clinical and laboratory findings associated with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which may mimic rheumatic syndromes. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a highly heterogeneous disease, and various clinical features can be seen in affected individuals. Differentiated diagnoses are quite broad in SLE. We present six patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and/ or antiphospholipid syndrome mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia.
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- 2025
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