Interstitial Lung Disease as Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Abstract
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a group of disease characterized by fibrosis and scarring of the lung while Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a multisystem disorder and both of these diseases are of unknown etiologies. Interstitial lung disease, as a presenting feature of SLE without any significant systemic involvement is a unique presentation and this case reports such example.
Keywords: interstitial lung disease; systemic lupus erythematosus.
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