title: A 92-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed acute lupus pneumonitis.
abstract: We describe a 92-year-old male patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who had sudden onset of thrombocytopenia and developed acute lupus pneumonitis (ALP). Although steroid pulse therapy was effective for ALP, he developed complicated bacterial pulmonary disease. This patient is the oldest ever reported to have contracted SLE.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noji
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shichishima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maehara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusakabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maruyama
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*