THE SHRINKING LUNGS SYNDROME - AN INFREQUENTLY RECOGNIZED FEATURE OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS

被引：20

作者：

STEVENS, WMR ^{[1
]}

BURDON, JGW ^{[1
]}

CLEMENS, LE ^{[1
]}

WEBB, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ST VINCENTS HOSP,RESP MED UNIT,41 VICTORIA PARADE,FITZROY,VIC 3065,AUSTRALIA

来源：

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 1990年 / 20卷 / 01期

关键词：

respiratory muscle weakness; shrinking lungs; Systemic lupus erythematosus;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1445-5994.1990.tb00375.x

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Two cases of the ‘Shrinking Lungs Syndrome’ in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are described to highlight an infrequently recognised feature of this condition. Respiratory muscle weakness, improved by steroid therapy, was demonstrated in each patient and considered to be the mechanismunderlying the respiratory symptoms. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

引用

页码：67 / 70

页数：4

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