Severe Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Autor: Sack Ke, Bekheit S, Fadem Sz, Bedrossian Cw
Rok vydání: 1979
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Zdroj: Southern Medical Journal. 72:1016-1018
ISSN: 0038-4348
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-197908000-00037
Popis: A young woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had clinical evidence of acute cor pulmonale. Autopsy disclosed vascular lesions in the lungs resembling those seen in advanced pulmonary hypertension. This case illustrates that severe pulmonary vascular disease may complicate SLE and mimic pulmonary thromboembolic disease.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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