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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 61
| Issue : 2 | Page : 129-130 |
Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acute lupus pneumonitis in a young female
B Chattopadhyay, A Chatterjee, A Maiti, NB Debnath
Department of Medicine, Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
B Chattopadhyay
Department of Medicine, Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.150902
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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