title: Three rheumatologic emergencies: a sore toe, a cough, hypertension.
abstract: Patients often present to internists with symptoms that can represent a minor illness or a rheumatologic emergency. This paper discusses the recognition and treatment of three rheumatologic emergencies: septic arthritis, alveolar hemorrhage as a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and scleroderma renal crisis.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Center for Vasculitis Care and Research, Division of Education, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. mandelb@ccf.org
authors.forename: Brian F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Mandell
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology