A fatal case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and literature review

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a rare fatal pulmonary complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The clinical syndrome is characterized by hemoptysis, acute fall in hematocrit, hypoxemic respiratory failure, and diffuses pulmonary infiltrates. We describe a case of 23-year-old female...

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Autores principales: Abdalla, Abubaker O., Al-Khafaji, Jaafar, Akella, Pydi M., Taha, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.04.006
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author Abdalla, Abubaker O.
Al-Khafaji, Jaafar
Akella, Pydi M.
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description Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a rare fatal pulmonary complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The clinical syndrome is characterized by hemoptysis, acute fall in hematocrit, hypoxemic respiratory failure, and diffuses pulmonary infiltrates. We describe a case of 23-year-old female who presented with Ludwig's angina that was complicated by diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of undiagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus. A high index of suspicion is need for prompt diagnosis and treatment in order to avoid the high mortality associated with such cases.
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spelling pubmed-60106132018-07-05 A fatal case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and literature review Abdalla, Abubaker O. Al-Khafaji, Jaafar Akella, Pydi M. Taha, Mohamed Respir Med Case Rep Case Report Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a rare fatal pulmonary complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The clinical syndrome is characterized by hemoptysis, acute fall in hematocrit, hypoxemic respiratory failure, and diffuses pulmonary infiltrates. We describe a case of 23-year-old female who presented with Ludwig's angina that was complicated by diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of undiagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus. A high index of suspicion is need for prompt diagnosis and treatment in order to avoid the high mortality associated with such cases. Elsevier 2018-04-13 /pmc/articles/PMC6010613/ /pubmed/29977760 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.04.006 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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A fatal case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and literature review
title A fatal case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and literature review
title_full A fatal case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and literature review
title_fullStr A fatal case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed A fatal case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and literature review
title_short A fatal case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and literature review
title_sort fatal case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report and literature review
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.04.006
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