Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with lingual infarction.
A 73-year-old woman developed a lingual infarction, Raynaud's phenomenon, cutaneous lesions, pancytopenia, and pleuritis. Serologic studies supported a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and anticardiolipin antibodies were detected in significant titers. This is the first reported case of SLE presenting with an infarction of the tongue.
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Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192.
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Spitzer
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DeHoratius
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D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D014059:Tongue / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology
D001323:Autoantibodies; D002308:Cardiolipins