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Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with lingual infarction
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Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with lingual infarction

S Korn, A Huppert, S Spitzer and R J DeHoratius
Journal of rheumatology, v 15(8), pp 1281-1283
Aug 1988
PMID: 3184076

Abstract

Aged Autoantibodies - analysis Cardiolipins - immunology Female Humans Infarction - etiology Infarction - pathology Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - immunology Tongue - blood supply Tongue - pathology
A 73-year-old woman developed a lingual infarction, Raynaud's phenomenon, cutaneous lesions, pancytopenia, and pleuritis. Serologic studies supported a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and anticardiolipin antibodies were detected in significant titers. This is the first reported case of SLE presenting with an infarction of the tongue.

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