Active idiopathic systemic lupus erythematosus in a 90-year-old woman requiring corticosteroid therapy

J Rheumatol. 1991 Oct;18(10):1611-2.

Abstract

A woman who developed multisystem systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at the age 80 improved with therapy, but after a hip fracture her disease flared necessitating corticosteroid treatment at age 90. This is the oldest case of active lupus ever reported, and points out the importance of not excluding active SLE as a cause of symptoms or signs even in advanced age.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging / pathology
  • Female
  • Hip Fractures / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / drug therapy*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / etiology
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / pathology

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones