Cardiopulmonary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus

Collins, R.L.; Turner, R.A.; Nomeir, A.M.; Hunt, R.; Johnson, A.M.; McLean, R.L.; Watts, L.E.

Journal of Rheumatology 5(3): 299-306

1978


ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X
PMID: 748554
Document Number: 137218
Nine of 17 patients (52%) with systemic lupus erythematosus participating in a controlled prospective study were found to have maximal mid-expiratory flow rates suggestive of obstructive or obstructive and restrictive pulmonary disease. Cigarette smokers with systemic lupus erythematosus had significantly lower (P less than .05) maximal mid-expiratory flow rates than either non-smokers with systemic lupus erythematosus or smokers with degenerative joint disease. By echocardiography, pericardial thickening was seen in six of 17 patients (41%) and mitral valvular abnormalities were noted in four of 17 (24%) patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Echocardiography was found to be an effective means of detecting pericardial disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

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