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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Main Authors: Camilo Pena, Amputch Karukote, Jose Cuevas, Kenneth Nugent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2015-10-01
Series:Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles
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Online Access:http://pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/238