Shrinking lung syndrome (SLS) associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): A series of cases in a university hospital

Conclusions: The prevalence of SLS was 4.4%. The median time to diagnosis of SLS was 30 months. With the immunosuppressive treatment, a respiratory functional improvement was achieved.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Casey, A., Perin, M. M., Enghelmayer, J. I., Legarreta, C., Zenon, F., Rossi, P., Acuna, S., Betancourt, A., Gomez, R., Beron, A., Dubinsky, D., Putruele, A. M. Tags: Clinical Problems Source Type: research