Treatment of pulmonary hemorrhage in childhood systemic lupus erythematosus with mycophenolate mofetil |
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Authors: | Samad Ahmed S Lindsley Carol B |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7330, USA. |
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Abstract: | Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology with multisystem involvement. Pulmonary hemorrhage is a major life-threatening manifestation in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus, as well as in adults. Treatment has traditionally been with high-dose corticosteroids, with or without the addition of cytotoxic agents. We report the response of a patient with childhood systemic lupus erythematosus with recurrent pulmonary hemorrhage to treatment with mycophenolate mofetil. |
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