Acute gouty arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
A young black woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed acute gouty arthritis of her great toe is described. The association of these 2 rheumatic diseases has been rarely reported. Factors that may be responsible for the unusual coexistence of SLE and gout are discussed. Crystal-associated arthritis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute oligoarthritis in SLE.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*