Starobin D, Guller V, Gurevich A, Tal S. Minocycline induced lupus with yellow colored chylous exudative pleural effusion.
Respir Med Case Rep 2017;
22:113-116. [PMID:
28761807 PMCID:
PMC5524223 DOI:
10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.07.005]
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Abstract
Ninety years old male was admitted to hospital due to breathlessness. The prominent findings were extensive blue-grey skin pigmentation and large left chylothorax. Drug induced lupus was diagnosed due to either minocycline chronic treatment or no alternative illness to explain his sub-acute disease. Minocycline therapy was stopped with gradual improvement of pleural effusion and skin discoloration. This case is the first presentation of minocycline induced lupus with chylothorax.
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