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Query: UMLS:C0024141 (
systemic lupus erythematosus
)
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We report two patients with lower limb pitting edema and
systemic lupus erythematosus
(
SLE
) who showed immediate response to systemic steroids. In one of the patients, the edema had been present for about 6 months and was the first manifestation of her
SLE
. In the second patient with a long history of
SLE
and antiphospholipid syndrome, a thrombosis was suspected, but not confirmed. Only after therapy with steroids did the edema disappear completely.
Pitting edema
of the lower limb could be a rare manifestation of
SLE
.
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PMID:Lower limb pitting edema in systemic lupus erythematosus. 1022 Aug 38
