CTICasesDiffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in SLE
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[...]. Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in SLE. CTICases. Published June 27, 2014. https://str-case-explorer.pages.dev/c/ksn2s
Imaging findings
CT imaging of a young female patient shows acute, diffuse consolidations and extensive ground-glass opacities throughout both lungs. A follow-up scan obtained several days later shows rapid clearance and resolution of the opacities.
Key takeaways
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a life-threatening pulmonary complication that can occur in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often as the presenting manifestation of a lupus flare. DAH typically presents on imaging as bilateral, symmetric, or patchily distributed ground-glass opacities and consolidations that characteristically clear rapidly within a few days once bleeding stops or immunosuppressive treatment is initiated.
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