title: Lower limb pitting edema in systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We report two patients with lower limb pitting edema and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who showed immediate response to systemic steroids. In one of the patients, the edema had been present for about 6 months and was the first manifestation of her SLE. In the second patient with a long history of SLE and antiphospholipid syndrome, a thrombosis was suspected, but not confirmed. Only after therapy with steroids did the edema disappear completely. Pitting edema of the lower limb could be a rare manifestation of SLE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Hematology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Günaydin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Daikeler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohren
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kanz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kötter
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones