Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America
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Rheum. Dis. Clin. North Am. · Feb 1994
ReviewPleuropulmonary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.
The pleuropulmonary manifestation of systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) are pleuritis, acute lupus pneumonitis, chronic interstitial lung disease with fibrosis, alveolar hemorrhage, respiratory muscle and diaphragmatic dysfunction, atelectasis, bronchiolitis obliterans, pulmonary vascular disease with pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary embolism. This article reviews these specific pleuropulmonary consequences of SLE while focusing on clinical, pathologic, and therapeutic considerations.
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Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that demonstrates cutaneous, systemic, or both cutaneous and systemic manifestations. This article reviews the cutaneous manifestations of lupus erythematosus.
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Rheum. Dis. Clin. North Am. · Feb 1994
ReviewSystemic lupus erythematosus. Antibodies to ribonuclear proteins.
This review has emphasized that utility of measuring the autoimmune responses to several RNP antigens in the diagnosis of SLE, as well as their use in delineating clinical subsets. The future of this area lies in the definition of the pathogenetic mechanisms that link these autoimmune responses to clinical expression of disease.