Pulmonary hypertension, systemic lupus erythematosus, and the contraceptive pill.
Pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the absence of chronic parenchymal lung disease or pulmonary emboli is rare. We report such a case with an acute and rapidly progressive onset of symptoms in a patient who had started taking the contraceptive pill eight months previously.
D000328:Adult; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019304:Ethinyl Estradiol-Norgestrel Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D009644:Norgestrel / Q000009:adverse effects*
D009644:Norgestrel; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D019304:Ethinyl Estradiol-Norgestrel Combination