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Severe pulmonary hemorrhage as the initial manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus with active nephritis

C -Y Wu

Department of Pediatrics, Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China

Y -H Chiou

Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386, Ta-Chung 1st Rd, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan, Republic of China chysn{at}ms6.hinet.net

P -C Chiu

K -S Hsieh

Department of Pediatrics, Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China

Pulmonary hemorrhage (PH) is an uncommon clinical manifestation of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this report, we describe a 14-year-old male with PH as the sole clinical manifestation of his SLE. Kidney biopsy was performed and the report revealed lupus nephritis class IVb. He demonstrated a rapid clinical response to the therapy of intravenous pulse methylprednisolone. Awareness of the possibility of PH as a sole clinical presentation of SLE may aid in the diagnosis and early aggressive management of this condition.

Key Words: pulmonary hemorrhage • lupus nephritis

Lupus, Vol. 10, No. 12, 879-882 (2001)
DOI: 10.1191/096120301701548544
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