Table 1 Distribution of the studied cases according to cause of death (n = 34)
Cause of death | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Renal failure | 2 (5.8%) |
Acute leukemia and sepsis | 1 (2.9%) |
Acute pulmonary embolism | 1 (2.9%) |
Alveolar hemorrhage | 2 (5.9%) |
Aspiration pneumonia: septic shock | 1 (2.9%) |
BM depression: septic shock | 2 (5.8%) |
Brainstem vasculitis: acute hydrocephalus | 1 (2.9%) |
Cardiac arrest of uncertain cause | 2 (5.88%) |
CNS lupus, died following plasmapheresis | 1 (2.9%) |
Infected ventriculoperitoneal shunt | 1 (2.9%) |
Peptic ulcer: massive hematemesis | 1 (2.9%) |
Pulmonary embolism with superadded severe infection | 1 (2.9%) |
Renal failure, heart failure | 1 (2.9%) |
Renal lupus | 1 (2.9%) |
Respiratory failure | 1 (2.9%) |
Sepsis | 8 (23.5%) |
Severe pulmonary HTN: Rt-sided HF | 1 (2.9%) |
Suicide during active CNS lupus | 1 (2.9%) |
Unknown causes | 5 (14.7%) |