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The ‘shrinking lungs syndrome’—an infrequently recognised feature of systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
Stevens W. M. R.,
Burdon J. G. W.,
Clemens L. E.,
Webb J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1990.tb00375.x
Subject(s) - medicine , feature (linguistics) , respiratory system , weakness , dermatology , lupus erythematosus , systemic lupus , muscle weakness , pathology , immunology , surgery , disease , antibody , philosophy , linguistics
Two cases of the ‘Shrinking Lungs Syndrome’ in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are described to highlight an infrequently recognised feature of this condition. Respiratory muscle weakness, improved by steroid therapy, was demonstrated in each patient and considered to be the mechanismunderlying the respiratory symptoms.