Pleural Effusion and Neuropsychiatric Involvement in a Patient with SLE: A Report from a Resource-Limited, Tuberculosis-Endemic Country
Ahmed Abdi Hersi, Sadam Ismail Ahmed, Abdifatah Musa Adam, Khadar Jama Ibrahim · 2026
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Ahmed Abdi Hersi leads a 2026 case report on systemic lupus in a young Somali woman whose illness was first read as tuberculosis. The woman, aged 19 years, had three months of joint pain, a malar rash, and discoid skin marks before fluid built up around both lungs.
A gene test for tuberculosis came back negative, yet drugs for that disease were tried first due to its local spread. She then grew confused, agitated, and had a seizure, which pushed a referral for deeper checks. Blood tests confirmed lupus, and strong steroid care plus two further drugs brought clear recovery. Missed lupus can mimic tuberculosis where tests are scarce.
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| CREATOR | Ahmed Abdi Hersi, Sadam Ismail Ahmed, Abdifatah Musa Adam, Khadar Jama Ibrahim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10820 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |