Lupus Enteritis—an Unusual Cause for Acute Abdominal Pain

Lupus enteritis (LE) is a rare manifestation of SLE and is a visceral vasculitis involving predominantly the jejunum and ileum. A 17-year-old girl was admitted with acute onset abdominal pain and vomiting for 5 days. She was evaluated and found to have LE. She recovered completely with steroids and...

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Published inIndian journal of surgery Vol. 83; no. 3; pp. 787 - 789
Main Authors Abdulla, Mansoor C., Mannarakkal, Ranjith
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.06.2021
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Abdomen
Cardiac Surgery
Care and treatment
Case Report
Enteritis
Lupus
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Pain
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Surgeons
Surgery
Teenage girls
Thoracic Surgery
Acute abdominal pain
Lupus enteritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Summary:Lupus enteritis (LE) is a rare manifestation of SLE and is a visceral vasculitis involving predominantly the jejunum and ileum. A 17-year-old girl was admitted with acute onset abdominal pain and vomiting for 5 days. She was evaluated and found to have LE. She recovered completely with steroids and bowel rest. We described the 17-year-old girl with LE as the only presenting manifestation of active SLE. LE is extremely rare and a diagnostic challenge when it is the first presentation of SLE. Surgeons and physicians should be aware of such unusual causes of acute abdominal pain since early diagnosis and treatment lead to better outcome.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-020-02481-8