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Query: UMLS:C0015672 (fatigue)
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A 23 year old female presented with fatigue, Raynaud's syndrome, symmetric polyarthritis, lymphocytopenia, hypocomplementemia, IgG elevation, and antinuclear antibodies with anti-U1RNP specificity. A diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was made. Disseminated micronodular infiltration in the chest X-ray, a pattern of lymphocytic alveolitis by bronchoalveolar lavage, histologic demonstration of non-caseating epitheloid microgranulomas, and rapid reversal of lung disease upon low-dose methylprednisolone treatment led to a diagnosis of concomitant sarcoidosis. Clues to the diagnosis of sarcoidosis coexisting with SLE are discussed.
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PMID:Pulmonary sarcoidosis coexisting with systemic lupus erythematosus. 861 66

A 47-year-old woman with primary biliary cirrhosis and scleroderma was examined at our hospital for a 1-week history of non-resolving fever, arthralgia, myalgia, muscle weakness and fatigue. A diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus was made based on arthralgia, low leukocyte count, low lymphocyte count, low serum concentration of complements, positive anti-nuclear antibody and positive anti-double-strand-DNA antibody. She was negative for anti-U1RNP antibody, but positive for anti-Jo1 antibody, and her initial serum concentration of creatine phosphokinase was elevated. We diagnosed her as having overlap syndrome with scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus and possible polymyositis associated with primary biliary cirrhosis. Prednisolone rapidly improved her symptoms. Lobulated leukocytes were observed in her peripheral blood specimen. She was positive for anti-HTLV-1 antibody, but Southern blot hybridization did not confirm monoclonal integration of HTLV-I proviral DNA in her peripheral blood. This suggests the possibility of a relationship between HTLV-1 infection and various autoimmune disorders including primary biliary cirrhosis.
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PMID:A human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) carrier complicated with various autoimmune diseases including primary biliary cirrhosis. 1571 72