TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal Pulmonary and Cerebral Fat Embolism in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
AU - Katz, David A.
AU - Ben-Ezra, Jonathan
AU - Factor, Stephen M.
AU - Horoupian, Dikran S.
AU - Goldfischer, Sidney
PY - 1983/11/18
Y1 - 1983/11/18
N2 - A patient with an eight-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and recent onset of recurrent psychosis died after acute deterioration of cardiopulmonary status and level of consciousness. Autopsy disclosed massive pulmonary hemorrhage and unsuspected fat emboli in the lungs, kidney, and brain. This article discusses the significance of systemic fat embolism in SLE, with reference to corticosteroid therapy, fatal pulmonary hemorrhage, and lupus psychosis.
AB - A patient with an eight-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and recent onset of recurrent psychosis died after acute deterioration of cardiopulmonary status and level of consciousness. Autopsy disclosed massive pulmonary hemorrhage and unsuspected fat emboli in the lungs, kidney, and brain. This article discusses the significance of systemic fat embolism in SLE, with reference to corticosteroid therapy, fatal pulmonary hemorrhage, and lupus psychosis.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1983.03340190068035
DO - 10.1001/jama.1983.03340190068035
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C2 - 6632168
AN - SCOPUS:84944283029
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 250
SP - 2666
EP - 2669
JO - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 19
ER -