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The "shrinking lung syndrome" in SLE, treatment with theophylline
S Van Veen1, A J Peeters, P J Sterk
1Department of Rheumatology and Pulmonology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Clinical Rheumatology
|December 1, 1993
Abstract:
We report on a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed a shrinking lung syndrome. The dyspnoea of the patient and the results of pulmonary function tests significantly improved during treatment with theophylline 750 mg daily. This is the first report of a successful treatment of the shrinking lung syndrome with theophylline.