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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spelling doaj-b957160bbb85446aa606fa0c951b28b52020-11-24T23:06:09ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Postgraduate Medicine0022-38590972-28232015-01-0161212913010.4103/0022-3859.150902Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young femaleB ChattopadhyayA ChatterjeeA MaitiN B DebnathAcute 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 discoid rash with anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) and anti-dsDNA positivity clinched the diagnosis. Her clinical signs and symptoms resolved with a course of intravenous pulse methyl-prednisolone along with radiological resolution.http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2015;volume=61;issue=2;spage=129;epage=130;aulast=ChattopadhyayAcute lupus pneumonitishemoptysissystemic lupus erythematosus
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author B Chattopadhyay
A Chatterjee
A Maiti
N B Debnath
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A Chatterjee
A Maiti
N B Debnath
Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Acute lupus pneumonitis
hemoptysis
systemic lupus erythematosus
author_facet B Chattopadhyay
A Chatterjee
A Maiti
N B Debnath
author_sort B Chattopadhyay
title Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female
title_short Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female
title_full Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female
title_fullStr Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female
title_full_unstemmed Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female
title_sort systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
issn 0022-3859
0972-2823
publishDate 2015-01-01
description 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 discoid rash with anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) and anti-dsDNA positivity clinched the diagnosis. Her clinical signs and symptoms resolved with a course of intravenous pulse methyl-prednisolone along with radiological resolution.
topic Acute lupus pneumonitis
hemoptysis
systemic lupus erythematosus
url 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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