Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Associated with Massive Ascites and Pleural Effusion in a Patient Who Presented with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

A case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with serositis presenting with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is reported. A 53-year-old woman was admitted because of a fever. Laboratory tests revealed increased plasma levels of fibrinogen degradation products (FDP) and FDP-D-d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 2002, Vol.41(2), pp.161-166
Hauptverfasser:	KAGEYAMA, Yo, YAGI, Takashi, MIYAIRI, Mamoru
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anorexia - etiology anti-nuclear antibody Antibodies, Antinuclear - blood Ascites - etiology Ascites - immunology Autoimmune Diseases - blood Autoimmune Diseases - complications Autoimmune Diseases - diagnosis Autoimmune Diseases - drug therapy Biological and medical sciences complement Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - etiology Edema - etiology Female Fever - etiology Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products - analysis Humans immune complex Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - blood Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnosis Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - drug therapy Medical sciences Middle Aged Pleural Effusion - etiology Prednisolone - therapeutic use Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - etiology Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis vasculitis Vasculitis - etiology
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