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13 de fev. de 2023 · Shrinking lung syndrome is a rare complication of systemic autoimmune disease, most commonly SLE. This condition presents with exertional dyspnoea with or without pleuritic chest pain. It is rare, affecting approximately 1% of patients with SLE, and can occur at any point in the disease.
- Matthew Colquhoun, Salman Akram
- 2023/02/13
- 2021
Shrinking lung syndrome (SLS) is a pulmonary complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) characterized by dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, and progressive decrease in lung volumes with no evidence of pleural or interstitial disease on chest CT.
Shrinking lung syndrome is characterized by small lung volumes, elevation of the diaphragm and restrictive physiology without parenchymal involvement. Its pathogenesis remains controversial: diaphragm dysfunction, phrenic neuropathy or pleural inflammation.
- Delphine Carmier, Elisabeth Diot, Patrice Diot
- 2011
A case report of a 51-year-old female with SLE, RA, and asthma who developed shrinking lung syndrome, a rare complication of autoimmune diseases. The article discusses the diagnosis, causes, and treatment of this condition.
13 de fev. de 2023 · Shrinking lung syndrome (SLS) is a rare complication of systemic autoimmune disease. It occurs most commonly in systemic lupus erythematosus but there are rare reports of it developing in systemic sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Matthew Colquhoun, Salman Akram
- 2021
11 de set. de 2017 · Shrinking lung syndrome (SLS) is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that causes progressive dyspnea and reduced lung volume. Learn about the signs, symptoms, pathophysiology, and treatment of SLS in this comprehensive review.
16 de nov. de 2021 · Shrinking lung syndrome (SLS), a rare complication of autoimmune inflammatory diseases, is mainly associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with an occurrence in 1%–2% of cases. It is characterized by restrictive defects on pulmonary function tests (PFTs) associated with reduced lung volume.
