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Pneumothoraces complicating systemic lupus erythematosus with nephritis

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Pneumothorax is an infrequently reported complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and carries with it a grave prognosis. We report a patient with SLE and nephritis who developed pneumothorax that responded to aggressive and prolonged therapy. Surgical management with prolonged evacuation, judicious immunosuppression, and aggressive diagnosis and treatment of infection can improve the outcome for these patients.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, USA

    Michael Wilhelm & Scott K. Van Why

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Received: 15 June 2001 / Revised: 31 October 2001 / Accepted: 18 November 2001

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Wilhelm, M., Van Why, S. Pneumothoraces complicating systemic lupus erythematosus with nephritis. Pediatr Nephrol 17, 261–263 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-001-0803-0

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