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Sterile empyematous pleural effusion in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a diagnostic challenge

Division of Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

C Van Beek

Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

A Mostaghimi

Division of Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

VC Kyttaris

Division of Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USAvkyttari{at}bidmc.harvard.edu

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.

Key Words: empyema • nephritis • systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus, Vol. 18, No. 7, 581-585 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0961203309103049


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