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Abstract
A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed pneumococcal epiglottitis is described and the literature reviewed. This infection is extremely rare in adults, and only 10 cases, none of them with SLE, have so far been reported. Epiglottitis is usually caused by Haemophilus influenzae. However, in immunocompromised hosts the probability of Streptococcus pneumoniae as the infecting agent is considerable. Penicillin should therefore be part of the antimicrobial regimen in such patients.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID： 7149800 PMCID： PMC1000996 DOI： 10.1136/ard.41.6.615
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN： 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103