PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mandell, Brian F.
TI  - Three rheumatologic emergencies: A sore toe, a cough, hypertension
DP  - 2005 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 50--56
VI  - 72
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/1/50.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/1/50.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2005 Jan 01; 72
AB  - Patients often present to internists with symptoms that can represent a minor illness or a rheumatologic emergency. This paper discusses the recognition and treatment of three rheumatologic emergencies: septic arthritis, alveolar hemorrhage as a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and scleroderma renal crisis.