A case series of CorPulmonale secondary to SLE as a rare cause

Dr. Lakshmi Bai; Dr. Abdul Raheem; Dr. Keshavanath; Dr.Prathap Bingi; Dr. Sahithya

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

A case series of CorPulmonale secondary to SLE as a rare cause

Dr. Lakshmi Bai, Dr. Abdul Raheem, Dr. Keshavanath, Dr. Prathap Bingi, Dr. Sahithya

Abstract :

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease that has protean manifestations and follows a relapsing and remitting course. More than 90% of cases of SLE occur in women. Incidence of corpulmonale is very rare in a case of SLE, although documented in other autoimmune disorders secondary to pulmonary arterial hypertension. Here we report 5 cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed clinical manifestation of pulmonary hypertension and corpulmonale. These patients presented with different manifestations like dyspnea, peripheral edema, oral ulcerations, photosensitivity . Clinically significant pulmonary hypertension is a rare complication of SLE and increased pulmonary vascular resistance may not be entirely fixed.