title: [Acute pulmonary edema as an early manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus].
abstract: A 36 year-old male patient developed acute pulmonary edema due acute mitral insufficiency as early manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. The patient was treated with supportive measures, oxygen, furosemide, and isosorbide dinitrate. He was started on prednisone 60 mg daily 14 days later, after the diagnosis of lupus was established. The patients is asymptomatic with mitral systolic murmur 5 months after hospital discharge.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP.
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Gebara
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: D'Avila
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mansur
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mady
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellotti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pileggi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Edema agudo de pulmão como manifestação precoce de lupus eritematoso sistêmico.