Pulmonary manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with special reference to HR CT

• Published in: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India Vol. 55; pp. 839 - 841
• Main Authors: Kakati, S, Doley, B, Pal, S, Deka, U J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India 01.12.2007
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Incidence; Lung Diseases - diagnosis; Lung Diseases - etiology; Lung Diseases - physiopathology; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnosis; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Pilot Projects; Tomography, Emission-Computed - instrumentation

1. To evaluate whether CT helps in the early diagnosis of pulmonary manifestations in SLE. 2. To study the pulmonary involvement and determine the incidence and type of pulmonary involvement. Thirty eight patients fulfilling ACR classification criteria for SLE were studied. Chest X-ray, pulmonary fu...