title: Pseudomonas bacteremia as an initial presentation of SLE.
abstract: Infections have been commonly implicated in lupus relapses and in some cases as initiating the diagnostic work up of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We describe here the case of a young patient who presented with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia and was found to have a new diagnosis of SLE. 53% of patients with active SLE and abdominal pain have intestinal vasculitis. These vasculitic changes can cause intestinal ischemia with consequent translocation of pathogens from the gastrointestinal tract to the bloodstream causing sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Milton and Carroll Petrie Division, First Avenue at 16th Street, Baird Hall, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10003, United States.
authors.forename: Veenu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Milton and Carroll Petrie Division, First Avenue at 16th Street, Baird Hall, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10003, United States.
authors.forename: Jatinbhai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, 317 East 17th Street, Fierman Hall, New York, NY 10003, United States.
authors.forename: Sanjana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koshy
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Milton and Carroll Petrie Division, First Avenue at 16th Street, Baird Hall, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10003, United States.
authors.forename: Tessa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gomez
keywords: Intestinal vasculitis; Pseudomonas; SLE
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