[Systemic lupus erythematosus in elderly patients]

Two patients are described with lupus erythematosus, aged over 60. A brief literature survey is presented of the characteristics of SLE in advanced age, analyzed, in the light of the communications by other authors, were the manifestations in the described patients--fever, accelerated ESR, onset with preceding articular syndrome, skin changes as well as the complications--fresh myocardial infarction with the signs of activation of lupus in one of the patients.