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- Title
A Case Report of Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Complicated With Bronchiectasis.
- Authors
Aleyasin, Soheila; Amin, Reza; Araghi, Mohammadmehdi; Khosrozadeh, Maryam
- Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is one of the chronic autoimmune diseases affecting the internal organs. Most studies of childhood lupus showed respiratory manifestations in 30% to 50% of cases. Bronchiectasis involves the lung rarely in SLE, specially in children. In a cross-sectional study on 60 Norwegian adults of childhood-onset SLE, only 1 patient (<2%) showed bronchiectasis in high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan without any symptoms of bronchiectasis. Our patient was a girl aged 14 years old who was referred to our center with manifestations of arthritis, cough, pleural effusion, malar rash, photosensitivity, convulsion, anemia, positive ANA, and high titer anti-dsDNA. After 3 years, she was admitted for productive cough. HRCT scan was done, showing bilateral bronchiectasis. The purpose of this presentation was to report bronchiectasis as a rare pulmonary manifestations of SLE in young patients
- Subjects
BRONCHIECTASIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY
- Publication
Crescent Journal of Medical & Biological Sciences, 2017, Vol 4, Issue 4, p217
- ISSN
2148-9696
- Publication type
Case Study