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Primary tuberculous muscle abscess in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
J Belzunegui1, I Plazaola, E Uriarte
1Rheumatology Unit, Hospital NS Aranzazu, San Sebastian, Spain.
British Journal of Rheumatology
|December 1, 1995
Abstract:
Infectious complications are a very common and prominent cause of both morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. We present a patient who developed a paravertebral primary tuberculous muscle abscess after aggressive treatment with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents.