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Lymphoedema of lower limbs in systemic lupus erythematosus
BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l970 (Published 14 March 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;364:l970- Junna Ye, rheumatologist,
- Zhuochao Zhou, rheumatologist,
- Jialin Teng, rheumatologist,
- Chengde Yang, consultant rheumatologist
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Correspondence to C Yang yangchengde{at}sina.com
A 36 year old woman presented with two weeks of bilateral widespread swelling, weakness, numbness, and redness of the legs, three months of knee joint pain, and a malar rash (fig 1).
On examination, both legs were warm and tender and she had reduced motor …
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