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Pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with systematic lupus erythematosus
1Department of Radiology & the Institute of Radiation Medicine, MRC, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology
|December 10, 1999
Abstract
Objective:
The purpose of our study was to describe radiologic manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis was high in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Imaging of these patients showed miliary dissemination and patchy consolidation. However, cavitation was rare. These findings may reflect impaired immune response against tuberculous bacilli.