Systemic lupus erythematosus with multiple lung cysts.
We report a rare case of recurrent pneumothorax complicated by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with multiple lung cysts. The patient was a 53-year-old woman without a history of smoking. At the age of 29, she was diagnosed with SLE. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest showed multiple, bilateral lung cysts. She had recurrent episodes of spontaneous pneumothorax on the same side within a period of two months. Although pulmonary involvement is common in SLE patients, cystic lung disease associated with SLE is extremely rare.
Maeda
Ryo
R
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, Matsue, Shimane, Japan. ryomaedamatsue@yahoo.co.jp
Isowa
Noritaka
N
Miura
Hiroshi
H
Tokuyasu
Hirokazu
H
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D015505:Chest Tubes; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D004653:Empyema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D018700:Pleurodesis; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents