Lymphatic obstruction as a cause of extremity edema in systemic lupus erythematosus
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Liza Rajasekhar & Shabina Habibi & Pushpalatha Sudhakar & Narsimulu Gumdal
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
Description
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem disease of autoimmune origin. Lymphedema is a very uncommon entity and has not been previously documented in SLE. We report lymphatic obstruction involving all four limbs as a cause of extremity edema in a patient with SLE.
Clin Rheumatol Received: 29 July 2009 / Accepted: 17 August 2009
