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Successful treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus pleuropericarditis with belimumab
Irene Carrión-Barberà1, Tarek Carlos Salman-Monte1, Sonia Castell1
1Department of Rheumatology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by a wide variety of manifestations and a difficult disease control in some patients. We present the case of a 51-year-old woman who presented with a flare of SLE including arthritis and pleuropericarditis that responded to neither leflunomide, methotrexate, nor high doses of prednisone. After initiating treatment with belimumab, the patient experienced a quick and notorious improvement. She remains stable to this day while continuing belimumab therapy.
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