Chest Roentgenographic Changes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Abstract
During the past eight years, 275 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have been under the clinical supervision of one of the authors (E. L. D.). Roentgenograms of the chest were reviewed in 207 of these. In view of the variability of the reported incidence and nature of the roentgenographic changes in this disease, it was thought that a presentation of the findings and a comparison with those of others would aid in evaluation of one facet of this complex entity. Clinical Features Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic disease occurring predominantly in females and subject to spontaneous exacerbations and remissions. In one study, remissions were seen in almost 40 per cent of cases (1). Although occasionally a single organ system bears the brunt of this disease, the manifestations are protean and characteristically many organ systems are affected. The extent of involvement of any site and the number of organs involved are equally unpredictable. The outline below classifies the clinical manifestati...

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