Bronchiolitis obliterans in systemic lupus erythematosus: beneficial effect of intravenous cyclophosphamide.
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A 49 year old white woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and bronchiolitis obliterans was treated with prednisone (1 mg/kg daily), which led to a transitory improvement in pulmonary status. Cyclophosphamide was then added--4 mg/kg daily intravenously for five days, then 2 mg/kg daily orally--and this was followed by a dramatic and prolonged improvement.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases
دوره 50 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991