Pulmonary Round Lesions in a Twelve–Year-Old Girl with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a disease with different immunologic abnormalities affecting multiple organs and systems. We describe a case of SLE with multiple pulmonary round lesions, who was admitted due to hemoptysis, mild dyspnea, chest pain and gross hematuria. The patient favorably res...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2005-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
Online Access: | http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/98 |
Summary: | Systemic lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a disease with different immunologic abnormalities affecting multiple organs and systems. We describe a case of SLE with multiple pulmonary round lesions, who was admitted due to hemoptysis, mild dyspnea, chest pain and gross hematuria. The patient favorably responded to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Key words: SLE, Pulmonary round lesion, Chest pain, Dyspnea, Hemoptysis |
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ISSN: | 1735-1995 1735-7136 |