Dramatic response to plasma exchange in systemic lupus erythematosus with acute complications: Report of two cases

Acute exacerbations and complications are common in patients of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) despite of adequate long-term therapy with immunosuppressive drugs. So other options like therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) can be considered as part of management. Here, we share our experience of two...

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Autores principales: Hans, Rekha, Sharma, Ratti Ram, Marwaha, Neelam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3902577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24501494
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.123462
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Sumario:Acute exacerbations and complications are common in patients of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) despite of adequate long-term therapy with immunosuppressive drugs. So other options like therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) can be considered as part of management. Here, we share our experience of two patients of SLE with acute complications who were successfully managed with TPE.

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