Abstract

In SLE patients with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) and acute renal failure (ARF), the most common associated renal injury is proliferative lupus nephritis. We report a case of a young SLE patient with DAH and ARF who was successfully treated with a course of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) plus pulse IV cyclophosphamide. Kidney biopsy revealed an alternative diagnosis.

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