Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female | Zendy

B. Chattopadhyay | Zendy; Atri Chatterjee | Zendy; Ananda Maiti | Zendy; N B Debnath | Zendy

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Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female

Author(s) -

B. Chattopadhyay,

Atri Chatterjee,

Ananda Maiti,

N B Debnath

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of postgraduate medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 0972-2823

pISSN - 0022-3859

DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.150902

Subject(s) - medicine , systemic lupus erythematosus , prednisolone , malar rash , anti nuclear antibody , pneumonitis , pleural effusion , lupus erythematosus , dermatology , rash , radiological weapon , presentation (obstetrics) , prednisone , pathology , lung , immunology , antibody , radiology , autoantibody , disease

Acute lupus pneumonitis is a rare initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report a 19-year-old female presenting with fever and recurrent hemoptysis with radiological evidence of parenchymal lung involvement with mild pleural effusion. Subsequent development of malar and discoid rash with anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) and anti-dsDNA positivity clinched the diagnosis. Her clinical signs and symptoms resolved with a course of intravenous pulse methyl-prednisolone along with radiological resolution.

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