Pamuk O.N.Pamuk G.E.Barutcu E.Celik A.D.2024-06-122024-06-1220141757-790Xhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-200818https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/16373There are reports on patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with aspergillosis; however, aspergillosis-related pneumothorax has not been reported in SLE. We present a female patient with active SLE who was administered high-dose steroids, developed an opportunistic bacterial infection and had a cavitary pulmonary lesion. Sputum cultures yielded Aspergillus fumigatus. She was administered voriconazole. She developed dyspnoea and chest X-ray showed pneumothorax. She was placed with an underwater drainage chest tube; the pneumothorax and the pulmonary lesion regressed. Copyright 2014 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.en10.1136/bcr-2013-200818info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAntinuclear Antibody; Azathioprine; C Reactive Protein; Fluconazole; Hydroxychloroquine; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin E; Methylprednisolone; Nystatin; Piperacillin Plus Tazobactam; Prednisolone; Voriconazole; Adult; Arthritis; Article; Aspergillus Fumigatus; Bacterial Pneumonia; Blood Culture; Case Report; Computer Assisted Tomography; Disease Association; Dose Response; Drug Dose Increase; Drug Dose Reduction; Drug Withdrawal; Dyspnea; Esophagoscopy; Esophagus Candidiasis; Esophagus Ulcer; Female; Fever; Follow Up; Hip Osteoarthritis; Human; Laboratory Diagnosis; Leukopenia; Lung Aspergillosis; Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; Mouth Examination; Neutropenia; Physical Examination; Pneumomediastinum; Pneumothorax; Polyarthritis; Priority Journal; Sputum Culture; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Thorax Drainage; Thorax Radiography; Treatment Outcome; Young AdultArticle2-s2.0-84901316608Q3