PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION AS PRESENTING FEATURE OF CHILDHOOD SLE - ASSOCIATION WITH LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT

Authors
KHETARPAL R GORAYA JS SINGH S SINGH M KUMAR L
Citation
R. Khetarpal et al., PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION AS PRESENTING FEATURE OF CHILDHOOD SLE - ASSOCIATION WITH LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT, Scandinavian journal of rheumatology, 26(4), 1997, pp. 325-326
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03009742
Volume
26
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
325 - 326
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9742(1997)26:4<325:PAPFOC>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
This is an unusual case of childhood SLE with pulmonary hypertension. A ten year old girl had an illness of brief duration without clinicall y overt involvement of any organ system other than pulmonary vasculatu re. Pulmonary hypertension as an isolated presenting manifestation of SLE is extremely rare in childhood.