Case History TOPIC

• Fever as high as 40oC, already treated as lower respiratory tract infection with moxifloxacin (6 days) with no response
• Recent dental works
• Medical H(x):
  • Periodontal abscess 2 months ago
  • Systemic Lupus Erythymatosus (S.L.E. – 2011) with anti-CL (+), anti-β2GPI (+) but no history of venous or arterial thrombosis
  • Aspirin, Hydroxychloroquine, Methylprednisolone

*The patient did not fulfill APS criteria (SLE + Antiphospolipid antibodies, without any evidence of previous thrombosis or obstetric complications). Thus she had not been diagnosed with APS. Antiphospolipid antibodies were identified during SLE investigation