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Case Report
A 92-Year-Old Man with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Who Developed Acute Lupus Pneumonitis
KAZUHIKO IKEDA, TOSHIYUKI ISHIBASHI, HIDEYOSHI NOJI, FUJIKO SAITO, TSUTOMU SHICHISHIMA, KAZUHIRA MAEHARA, TAKASHI KUSAKABE, TOSHIMITSU SUZUKI, and YUKIO MARUYAMA
ABSTRACT.
We describe a 92-year-old male patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who had sudden onset of thrombocytopenia and developed acute lupus pneumonitis (ALP). Although steroid pulse therapy was effective for ALP, he developed complicated bacterial pulmonary
disease. This patient is the oldest ever reported to have contracted SLE. (J Rheumatol 2000;27:234–7)
Key Indexing Terms:
SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
ELDER
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ACUTE LUPUS PNEUMONITIS
THROMBOCYTOPENIA
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