Hypothermia developed after treatment of high-dose corticosteroid in patient with systemic lupus erythematosus / 대한내과학회지

ABSTRACT

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by various clinical manifestations. Hypothermia is rarely associated with SLE and only five cases were reported. It may be due to corticosteroid, which is administered in severe SLE. We report a case of 21-year-old woman with SLE and hypothermia. After using prednisolone, she became hypothermic for 3 days without any neurologic manifestation.