RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Three rheumatologic emergencies: A sore toe, a cough, hypertension
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 50
OP 56
VO 72
IS 1
A1 Mandell, Brian F.
YR 2005
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/1/50.abstract
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.