ABSTRACT
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 However, after hospitalization and investigation, his diagnosis was revoked and replaced with SLE.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.
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Leprosy , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic , Lupus Nephritis , Humans , Male , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnosis , Leprosy/diagnosis , Lupus Nephritis/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Early DiagnosisABSTRACT
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 However, after hospitalization and investigation, his diagnosis was revoked and replaced with SLE.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.(AU)
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.(AU)
