Systemic lupus erythematosus causing subglottic stenosis.
Acute lupus erythematosus has manifested itself in many ways. Symptoms most often pertain to polyarthritis, arthralgias, skin lesions and those attributed to lupus nephritis. Recently documented lesions have been seen in the nose and larynx. The following case report shows evidence of subglottic stenosis due to SLE.
D005260:Female; D005931:Glottis; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology