[Pulmonary hypertension during lupus erythematosus].
A patient with pulmonary hypertension (PH) during subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus is described. Since the PH is characteristic of other connective tissue diseases (systemic sclerosis, Sharp syndrome), if a systemic lupus erythemtosus is coexistent, one should make a careful diagnostic screening (capillaroscopy, anti-centromere, or anti-Sc170, or anti-RNP antibodies) to show a possible overlap-syndrome.
Scagliusi
Pasquale
P
Sezione di Reumatologia, DIMIMP; Università degli Studi, Bari.
D'Amore
Massimo
M
Minenna
Giovanna
G
Albanese
Livia
L
Scagliusi
Alessandro
A
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*