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Rheumatology 2003; 42: 905-906
© 2003 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Spontaneous, bilateral patellar tendon rupture in a woman with previous Achilles tendon rupture and systemic lupus erythematosus

S. Prasad, A. Lee1, R. Clarnette1 and R. Faull

Renal Unit and
1 Department Of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia

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SIR, A 27-yr-old woman presented to the emergency department unable to walk following a fall. She had been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in 1987, with rash, alopecia, arthritis, thrombocytopenia and positive anticardiolipin antibodies. There was renal involvement, with diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis on biopsy, but no impairment of renal function. Drug therapy had included hydroxychloroquine, azathioprine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and two 6-month courses of monthly i.v. cyclophosphamide. There was an extensive history of exposure to corticosteroids over many years, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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