Exudative pleural effusion and pleural leukocytoclastic vasculitis in limited scleroderma

Y H Lee; J D Ji; J J Shim; K H Kang; G G Song

Exudative pleural effusion and pleural leukocytoclastic vasculitis in limited scleroderma

J Rheumatol. 1998 May;25(5):1006-8.

Authors

Y H Lee¹, J D Ji, J J Shim, K H Kang, G G Song

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul. [email protected]

PMID: 9598909

Abstract

Involvement of the lung in scleroderma is common, but pleural effusion and vasculitis are rarely reported in scleroderma. We describe a 43-year-old woman with limited scleroderma who developed an exudative pleural effusion associated with pleural leukocytoclastic vasculitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Pleural Effusion / complications*
Pleural Effusion / pathology
Scleroderma, Localized / complications*
Scleroderma, Localized / pathology
Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / complications*
Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / pathology