Exudative pleural effusion and pleural leukocytoclastic vasculitis in limited scleroderma.
Involvement of the lung in scleroderma is common, but pleural effusion and vasculitis are rarely reported in scleroderma. We describe a 43-year-old woman with limited scleroderma who developed an exudative pleural effusion associated with pleural leukocytoclastic vasculitis.
Lee
Y H
YH
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul. lyhcgh@unitel.co.kr
Ji
J D
JD
Shim
J J
JJ
Kang
K H
KH
Song
G G
GG
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology