Lung India (Jan 2023)

Coronavirus disease-19 triggered systemic lupus erythematous: A novel entity

  • Yadvir Garg,
  • Neha Kakria,
  • Sarvinder Singh,
  • Ashok Kumar Jindal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_494_21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 40, no. 1
pp. 79 – 81

Abstract

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Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has been associated with varied immunological diseases due to dysregulated immune responses. We hereby report a rare case of COVID-19 triggered Systemic lupus erythematous arising in a young healthy male, necessitating the use of immunomodulatory drugs for the remission of the disease process.

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