Sterile empyematous pleural effusion in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a diagnostic challenge.
Herein we present a case of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and a sterile empyematous pleural effusion, a complication not generally associated with SLE. A discussion of the diagnostic and treatment dilemmas follows the case presentation.
Division of Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid