Fulminant lupus pneumonitis complicating systemic lupus erythematosus in the elderly.
Wiem HelaliMounira El EuchCyrine SassiAsma KefiFethi Ben HamidaKhaoula Ben AbdelghaniSami TurkiEzzedine AbderrahimPublished in: Clinical case reports (2023)
Fulminant lupus pneumonitis is a rare complication of SLE. We report a case of 75 years-old male patient with SLE who developed pneumonia and severe respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Refractory respiratory distress complicating noninfectious fulminant lupus pneumonitis did not respond to methylprednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin treatment.
Keyphrases
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- respiratory failure
- mechanical ventilation
- disease activity
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- interstitial lung disease
- high dose
- liver failure
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic sclerosis
- middle aged
- early onset
- community dwelling
- hepatitis b virus
- smoking cessation