Exudative pleural effusion and pleural leukocytoclastic vasculitis in limited scleroderma.

Lee, Y H; Ji, J D; Shim, J J; Kang, K H; Song, G G · J Rheumatol · 1998

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Involvement of the lung in scleroderma is common, but pleural effusion and vasculitis are rarely reported in scleroderma. We describe a 43-year-old woman with limited scleroderma who developed an exudative pleural effusion associated with pleural leukocytoclastic vasculitis.

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