An unusual presentation of SLE.
SLE presenting initially with isolated pneumonitis is uncommon. We report a case of SLE which presented as an apparent infective lobar pneumonia without other definite evidence of SLE. Laboratory investigations eventually confirmed the diagnosis and clinical signs developed after the diagnosis was made.
Newnham
D M
DM
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kings Cross Hospital, Dundee.
Dhillon
D P
DP
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