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Vol. 19. Issue 7.
Pages 404-406 (August - September 2023)
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Pages 404-406 (August - September 2023)
Case report
Systemic lupus erythematosus mimicking leprosy: A challenge to early diagnosis
Lupus eritematoso sistémico que remeda lepra: reto para el diagnóstico temprano
Patrick Nunes Britoa,
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, Danielle Pereira Barrosa, Brenda Nunes Britob, Rayza Brito Silvac, Marcus Emilio Costa Maciela, Monica Camilo Nunes de Sousaa
a HDT-UFT – Hospital de Doenças Tropicais, Brazil
b Centro Universitário do Maranhão Imperatriz, Brazil
c Universidade Federal do Tocantins – UFNT, Brazil
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We describe a case of a male patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis. A patient who was initially diagnosed with multibacillary leprosy, an infectious disease, with clinical symptoms for two years. However, after hospitalization and investigation, his diagnosis was revoked and replaced with SLE. The aim of this study is to emphasize the importance of knowing the most important and significant clinical changes in SLE and thus allowing an accurate diagnosis, preventing disease progression with target organ involvement, and allowing better clinical management.

Keywords:
Lupus
Cutaneous lupus
Leprosy
Syphilis
EULAR-ACR-2019
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Describimos el caso de un varón con lupus eritematoso sistémico y nefritis lúpica. Se trata de un paciente con diagnóstico inicial de lepra multibacilar, una enfermedad infecciosa con síntomas clínicos desde hacía 2 años. Sin embargo, tras su hospitalización e investigación, se revocó dicho diagnóstico, sustituyéndose por lupus eritematoso sistémico. El objetivo de este estudio es resaltar la importancia de conocer los cambios clínicos más importantes y significativos del lupus eritematoso sistémico, permitiendo así su diagnóstico preciso y previniendo la progresión de la enfermedad con compromiso de órganos diana, así como un mejor manejo clínico.

Palabras clave:
Lupus
Lupus cutáneo
Lepra
Sífilis
EULAR-ACR-2019

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