Twenty-six-year-old, female patient with a clinical history of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Lupus Panniculitis, and Antiphospholipid Syndrome. She was admitted to the emergency room after two days of symptoms of asthenia, fever, and profuse bleeding from ulcers in the lower limbs. Physical examination revealed generalized edema and tachycardia. The requested tests showed coagulation abnormalities, alterations in the complement and liver enzymes. Presence of Streptococcus spp bacteremia was also determined. Patient was hospitalized and antibiotic treatment was started. While she was in the hospital, she required close monitoring, active and multidisciplinary management by the medical staff of the institution due to severe and rapid health deterioration. However, despite treatment, the patient developed multiple organ failure leading to death within only seven days of the beginning of the symptomatology.

Paciente de sexo feminino 26 anos de idade, com história de Lupus eritematoso Sistémico, Paniculitis Lúpica e Síndrome Antifosfolípido. Ingressa a urgências por dois dias de evolução, consistente em astenia, febre e sangrado profuso de úlceras em membro inferiores, ao exame físico se encontra edema generalizado e taquicardia, as provas solicitadas demonstram anormalidades na coagulação, alterações no complemento e nas enzimas hepáticas, documenta-se a presença de bacteriémica por Estreptococo spp, hospitaliza-se e se inicia manejo antibiótico. Durante seu estadia no hospital apresenta deterioração rápida e severo de seu estado de saúde, e apesar do tratamento, desenvolve uma insuficiência multiorgânica que a conduz à morte em tão só sete dias de iniciado o quadro clínico.