Lupus by Wallace Daniel J

Author:Wallace, Daniel J.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

Additional Considerations

Hormonal imbalances (especially Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with an elevated level of thyroid-stimulating hormone), neurological disorders, carcinoma, pregnancy, and psychiatric disorders can be misdiagnosed as SLE.3 Important differential considerations are listed in Table 7.1.4

References

1. Rooney J. Systemic lupus erythematosus: unmasking a great imitator. Nursing. 2005;35:54–60.

2. Shmerling RH. Diagnostic tests for rheumatic disease: clinical utility revisited. South Med J. 2005;98:704–713.

3. Maddison PJ. Is it SLE? Best Prac Res Clin Rheumatol. 2002;16:167–180.

4. Jolly M, Francis S, Sequiera W. Differential diagnosis and disease associations, in DJ Wallace and BH Hahn, eds. Dubois’ Lupus Erythematosus and Related Disorders, 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2013:541–554.

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