Title: Pulmonary Hypertension as Presenting Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors: Dr L.Venu Gopal, Rakesh Reddy R, Swetha D, Dr Dilip M Ram Pure
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v3i10.05
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension as presenting manifestation of SLE is extremely rare. Here we report a case of 29 year old woman presenting with progressive shortness of breath associated with pedal edema which on detailed examination found to be secondary to pulmonary hypertension .Further examination of patient fulfilled diagnostic criteria of SLE
KEY WORDS: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Pulmonary Hypertension(PH).
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