COVID-19 or systemic lupus erythematosus: Attention to similarity
Arthralgia, myalgia, acute interstitial pneumonia-like presentation, venous thromboembolism, cytopenia, secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and cytokine storm are the clinical and laboratory findings associated with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which may mimic rheumatic syndromes. System...
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author | Erden Abdulsamet Karakaş Özlem Ulusoy Bahar Özdemir Gemcioğlu Emin İzdeş Seval Güner Rahmet Yarkan Handan Erden Fatma Omma Ahmet Küçükşahin Orhan |
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description | Arthralgia, myalgia, acute interstitial pneumonia-like presentation, venous thromboembolism, cytopenia, secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and cytokine storm are the clinical and laboratory findings associated with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which may mimic rheumatic syndromes. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a highly heterogeneous disease, and various clinical features can be seen in affected individuals. Differentiated diagnoses are quite broad in SLE. We present six patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and/ or antiphospholipid syndrome mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia. |
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spelling | doaj-art-96a2d7feab89473c9ea0d613555354702025-02-10T13:26:16ZengSciendoRomanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine2284-56232025-01-01331596410.2478/rrlm-2025-0002COVID-19 or systemic lupus erythematosus: Attention to similarityErden Abdulsamet0Karakaş Özlem1Ulusoy Bahar Özdemir2Gemcioğlu Emin3İzdeş Seval4Güner Rahmet5Yarkan Handan6Erden Fatma7Omma Ahmet8Küçükşahin Orhan9Department of Rheumatology, Gazi University, TurkeyClinic of Rheumatology, İskenderun State Hospital, TurkeyClinic of Rheumatology, Gaziler Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, TurkeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, TurkeyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation-Critical Care, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara City Hospital, TurkeyDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara City Hospital, TurkeyClinic of Rheumatology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, TurkeyDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara City Hospital, TurkeyClinic of Rheumatology, Ankara City Hospital, TurkeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara City Hospital, TurkeyArthralgia, myalgia, acute interstitial pneumonia-like presentation, venous thromboembolism, cytopenia, secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and cytokine storm are the clinical and laboratory findings associated with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which may mimic rheumatic syndromes. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a highly heterogeneous disease, and various clinical features can be seen in affected individuals. Differentiated diagnoses are quite broad in SLE. We present six patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and/ or antiphospholipid syndrome mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia.https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2025-0002coronavirus diseasecovid-19lupusrheumatic syndromesle |
spellingShingle | Erden Abdulsamet Karakaş Özlem Ulusoy Bahar Özdemir Gemcioğlu Emin İzdeş Seval Güner Rahmet Yarkan Handan Erden Fatma Omma Ahmet Küçükşahin Orhan COVID-19 or systemic lupus erythematosus: Attention to similarity Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine coronavirus disease covid-19 lupus rheumatic syndrome sle |
title | COVID-19 or systemic lupus erythematosus: Attention to similarity |
title_full | COVID-19 or systemic lupus erythematosus: Attention to similarity |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 or systemic lupus erythematosus: Attention to similarity |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 or systemic lupus erythematosus: Attention to similarity |
title_short | COVID-19 or systemic lupus erythematosus: Attention to similarity |
title_sort | covid 19 or systemic lupus erythematosus attention to similarity |
topic | coronavirus disease covid-19 lupus rheumatic syndrome sle |
url | https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2025-0002 |
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