The most common pulmonary manifestation of SLE is:: (A) Pleuritis, (B) Pleural effusion, (C) Pulmonary hypeension, (D) ILD
Answer is A. SLE The most common pulmonary manifestation is pleuritis with or without pleural effusion. Pulmonary infiltrates also occur as a manifestation of active SLE Serious manifestations are: Interstitial inflammation leading to fibrosis Shrinking lung syndrome Intra-alveolar hemorrhage Ref: Harrison, E-18, P-2731.