A 92-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed acute lupus pneumonitis

Authors
Ikeda, K Ishibashi, T Noji, H Saito, F Shichishima, T Maehara, K Kusakabe, T Suzuki, T Maruyama, Y
Citation
K. Ikeda et al., A 92-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed acute lupus pneumonitis, J RHEUMATOL, 27(1), 2000, pp. 234-237
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology,"da verificare
Journal title
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
0315162X → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
234 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
0315-162X(200001)27:1<234:A9MWSL>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We describe a 92-year-old male patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (S LE) who had sudden onset of thrombocytopenia and developed acute lupus pneu monitis (ALP). Although steroid pulse therapy was effective for ALP, he dev eloped complicated bacterial pulmonary disease. This patient is the oldest ever reported to have contracted SLE.