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Catastrophic Presentation of Lupus Vasculitis in a Young Female


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1 Department of Medicine, JNMC, DMIMSU, Sawangi (M), Wardha, India
2 Deparment of Medicine, LNMC, Bhopal, India
3 Department of Pathology, JNMC, DMIMSU, Sawangi (M), Wardha, India
 

Among the myriads of presentations of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), vasculitis is one phenomenon which unanimously involves any organ. We present a rare case of catastrophic lupus vasculitis involving brain, lungs and digit in a young female.

Keywords

SLE, Vasculitis, Lupus
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Authors

Sourya Acharya
Department of Medicine, JNMC, DMIMSU, Sawangi (M), Wardha, India
Devendra Rajput
Deparment of Medicine, LNMC, Bhopal, India
Samarth Shukla
Department of Pathology, JNMC, DMIMSU, Sawangi (M), Wardha, India
Sujay Kotpalliwar
Department of Medicine, JNMC, DMIMSU, Sawangi (M), Wardha, India
Amar Amale
Department of Medicine, JNMC, DMIMSU, Sawangi (M), Wardha, India
S. N. Mahajan
Department of Medicine, JNMC, DMIMSU, Sawangi (M), Wardha, India

Abstract


Among the myriads of presentations of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), vasculitis is one phenomenon which unanimously involves any organ. We present a rare case of catastrophic lupus vasculitis involving brain, lungs and digit in a young female.

Keywords


SLE, Vasculitis, Lupus

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