Severe hypoxemia without pulmonary infiltrates in systemic lupus erythematosus
Fifty percent of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have pulmonary disease which can involve the lung parenchyma, the pleural space, and pulmonary vessels. The article reviews the causes of severe hypoxemia in a SLE patient who had pulmonary hypertension patent foramen ovale, a history of r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles
2015-10-01
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Series: | Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles |
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Online Access: | http://pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/238 |