Acute lupus pneumonitis

Last revised by Ammar Haouimi on 19 Oct 2020

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Haouimi A, Sharma R, et al. Acute lupus pneumonitis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-56367

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-56367

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/56367

rID:

56367

Article created:

28 Oct 2017, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

19 Oct 2020, Ammar Haouimi ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Ammar Haouimi had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

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Systems:

Chest

Synonyms:

Acute SLE pneumonitis

Acute lupus pneumonitis is one of the presentations of thoracic manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Clinical presentation

Acute lupus pneumonitis presents with acute onset of fever, cough, tachypnea, and hypoxia.

Radiographic features

Plain radiograph

Appearances are non-specific. Usual radiological signs include acute consolidation in one or more areas (usually basal and bilateral ³). Pleural effusions are frequently present.