Fulminant lupus pneumonitis complicating systemic lupus erythematosus in the elderly.

Helali, Wiem; El Euch, Mounira; Sassi, Cyrine; Kefi, Asma; Ben Hamida, Fethi; Ben Abdelghani, Khaoula; Turki, Sami; Abderrahim, Ezzedine

Helali, Wiem; El Euch, Mounira; Sassi, Cyrine; Kefi, Asma; Ben Hamida, Fethi; Ben Abdelghani, Khaoula; Turki, Sami; Abderrahim, Ezzedine.

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Helali W; Internal Medicine Department A Charles Nicolle hospital of Tunis Tunis Tunisia.
El Euch M; University of Tunis Manar Tunis Tunisia.
Sassi C; Internal Medicine Department A Charles Nicolle hospital of Tunis Tunis Tunisia.
Kefi A; University of Tunis Manar Tunis Tunisia.
Ben Hamida F; Research Laboratory of Kidney Diseases (LR00SP01) Charles Nicolle Hospital Tunis Tunisia.
Ben Abdelghani K; Internal Medicine Department A Charles Nicolle hospital of Tunis Tunis Tunisia.
Turki S; University of Tunis Manar Tunis Tunisia.
Abderrahim E; Research Laboratory of Kidney Diseases (LR00SP01) Charles Nicolle Hospital Tunis Tunisia.

Clin Case Rep ; 11(2): e6966, 2023 Feb.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36846186

RESUMEN

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.

Palabras clave

elderly; lupus; pneumonitis

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Clin Case Rep Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

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