2 Cases of SLE-Associated Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage

Conclusion

SLE-associated DAH is not yet adequately understood. Multicenter studies to define ideal diagnosis and treatment strategies for patients are sorely needed. Prompt recognition of the disease, appropriate supportive therapy and informed immunosuppressive interventions improve outcomes for patients with SLE-associated DAH.

Abhimanyu Amarnani, MD, PhD, is an internal medicine resident in the ABIM Research Pathway at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center and the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, and is pursuing a fellowship in rheumatology.

Nicole K. Zagelbaum Ward, DO, MPH, is a second-year rheumatology fellow at the Keck School of Medicine, USC.

Lauren Mathias, MD, is an attending physician at PIH Health Hospital in Downey, Calif. Her interests include general rheumatology, musculoskeletal ultrasound and medical education.

Nathan Lim, MD, is a second-year rheumatology fellow at USC.

Baljeet Rai, MD, is a third-year internal medicine resident at USC, pursuing a career in rheumatology.

Sky Wang, MD, is an attending physician in the Section of Rheumatology at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Los Angeles.

William Stohl, MD, PhD, is professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the Keck School of Medicine, USC.

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