Treatment of Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Mycophenolate Mofetil
Authors:
- Carol B. LindsleyCLCarol B. Lindsley
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 96 (7) , 705-707
Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology with multisystem involvement. Pulmonary hemorrhage is a major life-threatening manifestation in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus, as well as in adults. Treatment has traditionally been with high-dose corticosteroids, with or without the addition of cytotoxic agents. We report the response of...Keywords
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