Pleuritis and pleural effusion as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematous in a 23-year-old woman

Rheumatology International

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1257-1260

  Wan, Kong Sang ^a  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Pleuritis; Pulmonary tuberculosis; SLE; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PLEURISY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51649126158     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0598-4     Document Type: Article

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