title: Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as a non-O:1 Vibrio cholerae abscess.
abstract: The usual presentations and manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are well known. We describe a patient with SLE that was discovered in the course of evaluation of an abscess, found to be associated with non-O:1 Vibrio cholerae.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent's Medical Center of Richmond, Staten Island, New York 10310-1699.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nedunchezian
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rakic
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D002771:Cholera / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification