Maamar Mouna, Tazi-Mezalek Zoubida, Harmouche Hicham, Mounfaloti Wafaa, Adnaoui Mohammed, Aouni Mohammed
Department of Internal Medicine, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
J Med Case Rep. 2012 Oct 26;6:366. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-366.
The occurrence of systemic lupus erythematosus has been only rarely reported in patients with sickle-cell disease.
We describe the case of a 23-year-old North-African woman with sickle-cell disease and systemic lupus erythematosus, and discuss the pointers to the diagnosis of this combination of conditions and also present a review of literature. The diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus was delayed because our patient's symptoms were initially attributed to sickle-cell disease.
Physicians should be alerted to the possible association of sickle-cell disease and systemic lupus erythematosus so as not to delay correct diagnosis and initiation of appropriate treatment.
镰状细胞病患者中系统性红斑狼疮的发生仅有极少报道。
我们描述了一名患有镰状细胞病和系统性红斑狼疮的23岁北非女性病例,讨论了该疾病组合诊断的要点,并对文献进行了综述。系统性红斑狼疮的诊断被延迟,因为我们患者的症状最初被归因于镰状细胞病。
医生应警惕镰状细胞病与系统性红斑狼疮的可能关联,以免延误正确诊断和开始适当治疗。