Fulminant lupus pneumonitis complicating systemic lupus erythematosus in the elderly

Fulminant lupus pneumonitis is a rare complication of SLE. We report a case of 75 years‐old male patient with SLE who developed pneumonia and severe respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Refractory respiratory distress complicating noninfectious fulminant lupus pneumonitis did not re...

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Autores principales: Helali, Wiem, El Euch, Mounira, Sassi, Cyrine, Kefi, Asma, Ben Hamida, Fethi, Ben Abdelghani, Khaoula, Turki, Sami, Abderrahim, Ezzedine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9949358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36846186
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6966
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Sumario:Fulminant lupus pneumonitis is a rare complication of SLE. We report a case of 75 years‐old male patient with SLE who developed pneumonia and severe respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Refractory respiratory distress complicating noninfectious fulminant lupus pneumonitis did not respond to methylprednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin treatment.

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