Abstract
Pulmonary involvement is a common feature in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients.
This may include pleuritis, pneumonitis, and pulmonary hemorrhage. However, the presence
of diffuse consolidation on chest radiographs is less common, and is usually interpreted
as pneumonia. Moreover, consolidations with massive calcifications are a relatively
rare manifestation. The association of pulmonary amyloidosis and SLE seems quite unusual,
and has rarely been described. We report a patient with SLE and massive multiple calcified
consolidations on radiologic images, which were confirmed as secondary amyloidosis.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 20, 2010
Accepted:
March 10,
2010
Received:
February 28,
2010
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