Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female

Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female

Acute lupus pneumonitis is a rare initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report a 19-year-old female presenting with fever and recurrent hemoptysis with radiological evidence of parenchymal lung involvement with mild pleural effusion. Subsequent development of malar and disco...

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Main Authors: B Chattopadhyay, A Chatterjee, A Maiti, N B Debnath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Acute lupus pneumonitis
hemoptysis
systemic lupus erythematosus
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2015;volume=61;issue=2;spage=129;epage=130;aulast=Chattopadhyay

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