Successful treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus pleuropericarditis with belimumab

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by a wide variety of manifestations and a difficult disease control in some patients. We present the case of a 51-year-old woman who presented with a flare of SLE including arthritis and pleuropericarditis that responded to neither leflunomide, met...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of rheumatology 2019-07, Vol.6 (3), p.150-152
Hauptverfasser: Carrión-Barberà, Irene, Salman-Monte, Tarek Carlos, Castell, Sonia, Castro-Domínguez, Francisco, Ojeda, Fabiola, Monfort, Jordi
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Zusammenfassung:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by a wide variety of manifestations and a difficult disease control in some patients. We present the case of a 51-year-old woman who presented with a flare of SLE including arthritis and pleuropericarditis that responded to neither leflunomide, methotrexate, nor high doses of prednisone. After initiating treatment with belimumab, the patient experienced a quick and notorious improvement. She remains stable to this day while continuing belimumab therapy.
ISSN:2147-9720
2148-4279
DOI:10.5152/eurjrheum.2019.17169