Cargando…
An Elderly Gentleman with Acute Lupus Pneumonitis as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease, with presentations that vary within a population and across the lifespan of an individual. The disease afflicts childbearing women more than men and uncommonly presents in the geriatric population. Lupus pneumonitis is rare, with a repor...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Hindawi
2021
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8328712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34350043 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2692735 |
_version_ | 1783732350563123200 |
---|---|
author | Ferrero, Gina Chernow, Kate Karpoff, Marissa Traisak, Pamela Feinstein, David Eid, Hala |
author_facet | Ferrero, Gina Chernow, Kate Karpoff, Marissa Traisak, Pamela Feinstein, David Eid, Hala |
author_sort | Ferrero, Gina |
collection | PubMed |
description | Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease, with presentations that vary within a population and across the lifespan of an individual. The disease afflicts childbearing women more than men and uncommonly presents in the geriatric population. Lupus pneumonitis is rare, with a reported incidence of 1–4%. Herein, we discuss the case report of an elderly gentleman with biopsy-proven acute lupus pneumonitis (ALP) as an initial presentation of lupus. After starting high-dose steroids, the patient initially improved, though unfortunately endured a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. Despite multiple interventions and a prolonged hospital course, his gastrointestinal bleeding persisted. He elected to go on home hospice and ultimately passed away due to ongoing gastrointestinal bleeding. As with our patient, elderly patients can pose a diagnostic dilemma with regard to late-onset lupus; multiple comorbidities and growing evidence that late-onset lupus may manifest with distinct clinical patterns from younger cohorts complicate diagnosis in these patients. It is critical to maintain a broad differential, which includes unusual rheumatic manifestations when management of common comorbidities fails to alleviate symptoms for an elderly patient. Failure to do so may result in delayed diagnosis of rheumatic disease and increased side effects related to treatment. Additionally, this case serves as a reminder that due to the complexity of rheumatic disease and the additional challenge of older patients with baseline comorbidities, sometimes palliative care options may be appropriate. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-8328712 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2021 |
publisher | Hindawi |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-83287122021-08-03 An Elderly Gentleman with Acute Lupus Pneumonitis as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Ferrero, Gina Chernow, Kate Karpoff, Marissa Traisak, Pamela Feinstein, David Eid, Hala Case Rep Rheumatol Case Report Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease, with presentations that vary within a population and across the lifespan of an individual. The disease afflicts childbearing women more than men and uncommonly presents in the geriatric population. Lupus pneumonitis is rare, with a reported incidence of 1–4%. Herein, we discuss the case report of an elderly gentleman with biopsy-proven acute lupus pneumonitis (ALP) as an initial presentation of lupus. After starting high-dose steroids, the patient initially improved, though unfortunately endured a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. Despite multiple interventions and a prolonged hospital course, his gastrointestinal bleeding persisted. He elected to go on home hospice and ultimately passed away due to ongoing gastrointestinal bleeding. As with our patient, elderly patients can pose a diagnostic dilemma with regard to late-onset lupus; multiple comorbidities and growing evidence that late-onset lupus may manifest with distinct clinical patterns from younger cohorts complicate diagnosis in these patients. It is critical to maintain a broad differential, which includes unusual rheumatic manifestations when management of common comorbidities fails to alleviate symptoms for an elderly patient. Failure to do so may result in delayed diagnosis of rheumatic disease and increased side effects related to treatment. Additionally, this case serves as a reminder that due to the complexity of rheumatic disease and the additional challenge of older patients with baseline comorbidities, sometimes palliative care options may be appropriate. Hindawi 2021-07-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8328712/ /pubmed/34350043 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2692735 Text en Copyright © 2021 Gina Ferrero et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Ferrero, Gina Chernow, Kate Karpoff, Marissa Traisak, Pamela Feinstein, David Eid, Hala An Elderly Gentleman with Acute Lupus Pneumonitis as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
title | An Elderly Gentleman with Acute Lupus Pneumonitis as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
title_full | An Elderly Gentleman with Acute Lupus Pneumonitis as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
title_fullStr | An Elderly Gentleman with Acute Lupus Pneumonitis as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
title_full_unstemmed | An Elderly Gentleman with Acute Lupus Pneumonitis as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
title_short | An Elderly Gentleman with Acute Lupus Pneumonitis as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
title_sort | elderly gentleman with acute lupus pneumonitis as the initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8328712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34350043 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2692735 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT ferrerogina anelderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT chernowkate anelderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT karpoffmarissa anelderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT traisakpamela anelderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT feinsteindavid anelderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT eidhala anelderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT ferrerogina elderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT chernowkate elderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT karpoffmarissa elderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT traisakpamela elderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT feinsteindavid elderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus AT eidhala elderlygentlemanwithacutelupuspneumonitisastheinitialmanifestationofsystemiclupuserythematosus |