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Primary aspergillosis of the kidney in systemic lupus erythematosus and positron emission tomography‐computed tomography
Author(s) -
Fong Warren,
Chua Ying Ying
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of rheumatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1756-185X
pISSN - 1756-1841
DOI - 10.1111/1756-185x.12596
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , positron emission tomography , aspergillosis , lymphoma , computed tomography , radiology , systemic lupus erythematosus , positron emission tomography computed tomography , lupus erythematosus , complication , biopsy , pathology , immunology , disease , antibody
Primary aspergillosis of the kidney is a rare complication of immunosuppression in systemic lupus erythematosus. Symptoms can be insidious and can mimic malignancies, such as lymphomas. Herein, we report a case of a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus with recent history of lymphoma, who presented with a history of prolonged pyrexia without localizing symptoms. Repeat biopsy of the kidneys was crucial in obtaining histological diagnosis, and this was aided by findings on positron emission tomography – computed tomography.