Lymphatic obstruction as a cause of extremity edema in systemic lupus erythematosus

Autor: Shabina Habibi, Pushpalatha Sudhakar, Liza Rajasekhar, Narsimulu Gumdal
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Clinical Rheumatology. 32:11-13
ISSN: 1434-9949
0770-3198
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1268-y
Popis: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem disease of autoimmune origin. Lymphedema is a very uncommon entity and has not been previously documented in SLE. We report lymphatic obstruction involving all four limbs as a cause of extremity edema in a patient with SLE.
Databáze: OpenAIRE