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[Acute lupus pneumonitis presenting as multiple nodular shadows]
A Kawasaki1, R Ohtatsu, T Kashii
1First Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi
|January 1, 1996
Summary
Systemic lupus erythematosus can manifest with rare pulmonary nodules. Prompt treatment with corticosteroids effectively resolved these lung abnormalities, highlighting the importance of considering lupus in differential diagnoses.
Area of Science:
- Rheumatology
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
Background:
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with diverse clinical manifestations.
- Pulmonary involvement in SLE, known as lupus pneumonitis, can present with various radiological findings.
- Nodular opacities on chest imaging are an uncommon presentation of lupus pneumonitis.