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[Spontaneous tendon rupture in disseminated lupus erythematosus. A clinical case]
A Segovia1, J C Román, M Hinojosa
1Servicio de Medicina, Hospital del Salvador, Santiago de Chile.
Revista Medica De Chile
|September 1, 1990
Abstract:
A 37-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus and chronic treatment with steroids developed spontaneous bilateral rupture of tendons of both quadriceps muscles below the patella. Surgical treatment was undertaken with good results. The histologic features and a review of the literature are included.