An uncommon presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
A patient who had discoid facial lesion for 10 years developed a right sided pleural effusion in which LE cells were demonstrated. The case is reported due to progression of DLE into SLE after a long interval and rare occurrence of LE cells in pleural fluid.
Goel
M K
MK
Rajan Babu T.B. Hospital, Kingsway Camp, Delhi.
Banavaliker
J N
JN
Bhalotra
B
B
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000150:complications*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000209:etiology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology