Detail Acute Reversible Hypoxemia in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A New Syndrome or An Index of Disease Activity?   Oleh:  Taboada, VM Martinez ; Blanco, R ; Armona, J ; Sueiro, JL Fernandez ; Valverde, V Rodriguez Jenis: Article from Journal Dalam koleksi: Lupus vol. 4 no. 4 (1995), page 259-262. Topik: Pulmonary Involvement; Hypoxia; Complement; Neutrophils Fulltext: Lupus-1995-Martinez-Taboada-259-62.pdf (412.0KB) Isi artikel In 1991, Abramson et al reported a new syndrome of acute reversible hypoxemia (ARH) in patients with severe SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus). This syndrome was characterized by an unexplained abnormal value of arterial blood gases (ABG) without obvious parenchymal lung disease, and a good response to high-dose corticosteroid therapy. After we became aware of this entity, four of 16 patients admitted to our unit because of a SLE flare presented respiratory symptoms and abnormal ABG consistent with ARH. In none of our patients were the pulmonary manifestations a prominent clinical feature of the disease. Furthermore, in two of them, treatment with high-dose aspirin and moderate to low doses of corticosteroids was sufficient to improve the pulmonary manifestations, but not to control the systemic activity of the disease. Therefore, we believe that this new pulmonary finding more than a clinically independent syndrome represents an index of disease activity in patients with SLE. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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