Pulmonary hypertension during lupus erythematosus
Scagliusi, P.; D'Amore, M.; Minenna, G.; Albanese, L.; Scagliusi, A.
Recenti Progressi in Medicina 96(2): 87-88
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-1193 PMID: 15844768 Document Number: 586776
A patient with pulmonary hypertension (PH) during subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus is described. Since the PH is characteristic of other connective tissue diseases (systemic sclerosis, Sharp syndrome), if a systemic lupus erythemtosus is coexistent, one should make a careful diagnostic screening (capillaroscopy, anti-centromere, or anti-Sc170, or anti-RNP antibodies) to show a possible overlap-syndrome.