Pulmonary hypertension associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: Predominantly thrombotic arteriopathy accompanied by plexiform lesions

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 467-470

  Yokoi, Toyoharu ^a   Tomita, Yasushi ^b   Fukaya, Mototsugu ^b   Ichihara, Shu ^b   Kakudo, Kennichi ^a   Takahashi, Yohei ^b  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGOYA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031836741     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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