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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2021

Concomitant Mediterranean spotted fever and systemic lupus erythematosus: a rare case report.

Nada Belhajsalah, Marwa Ben Brahim, Syrine Daada, Hajer Ben Brahim, Sonia Hammemi

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nada BelhajsalahDepartment of Infectious Disease, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Marwa Ben BrahimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Syrine DaadaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Hajer Ben BrahimDepartment of Infectious Disease, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Sonia HammemiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
University of Monastir · TNHospital Fatuma Bourguiba Monastir · TN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia conorii. This infection is endemic in Tunisia with summer seasonality. Herein, the case of a 45 years old woman, admitted to hospital with fever and erythema nodosum. On examination, she had a diffuse skin rash, malar rash, and polyarthritis. Serology demonstrated Rickettsia Conoriiinfection. The diagnosis of MSF was made and the patient had a course of doxycycline for 5 days with a prompt improvement of the fever, the skin lesions but she had a persistent malar rash, polyarthritis, and lymphopenia. The immunological profile was positive for antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-DNA antibodies, anti-nucleosomes antibodies, and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). The diagnosis of SLE was established. We report the first case of SLE associated with MSF and with erythema nodosum as the initial presentation.

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Boutonneuse FeverDoxycyclineFemaleHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiddle AgedRickettsia conoriiDoxycyclinecase reporterythema nodosumMediterranean spotted feversystemic lupus erythematosus

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