Tuberculous fasciitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

A 42-year-old woman receiving prednisolone (25 mg/day) and azathioprine (100 mg/day) presented to our clinic with fever and painful swelling of the right forearm. Seven months earlier, the patient had been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) based on the presence of arthritis,