Pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus: a report of four cases

Hodson, P.; Klemp, P.; Meyers, O.L.

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 1(3): 241-245

1983


ISSN/ISBN: 0392-856X
PMID: 6681141
Document Number: 220494
Overt pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is rarely reported. We have documented 4 such patients, all of whom had severe extrapulmonary manifestations of the disease and also Raynaud's phenomenon. The relationship between Raynaud's phenomenon and pulmonary hypertension in SLE is borne out by a review of the literature. A common vasospastic aetiology is suggested.

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