Shrinking lung syndrome in SLE--a clinical pathologic study.
A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed shrinking lung syndrome during the course of her disease is described. Postmortem findings of diffuse diaphragmatic fibrosis support the hypothesis of an extrapulmonary restrictive etiology in this unusual condition.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology