Acute Pulmonary Compromise in a patient with Active Systemic Lupus Eritematosus: Case Report and literatura review

Farfán-Chávez L.G.; Madrid-Barreto A.K.L.; Wong-Terrones G.M.; Ramirez-Sandoval J.V.; Rodriguez-Saldaña C.A. · Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo (2025) · DOI: 10.35434/rcmhnaaa.2025.182.2654

Resumen

A 22-year-old male patient who went to the emergency room at Hospital III-1 José Cayetano Heredia in Piura due to acute respiratory symptoms, was hospitalized with Acute Respiratory Failure associated with a moderate Asthma Attack, Community Acquired Pneumonia and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus as a history. Throughout the hospital course, a complex interaction between asthma and the pulmonary manifestations of SLE is evident. For this reason, lupus pneumonitis was proposed as a diagnosis, with a good response to antibiotic treatment and pulse corticosteroids.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego