Acute pancreatitis due to lupus

Among digestive clinical presentations of systemic lupus erythematosus, acute pancreatitis remains a serious affection with very poor prognosis. To date, pathogenesis is still unclear. We report two cases of fatal acute pancreatitis related to systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Published inTunisie Medicale Vol. 82; no. 2; p. 229
Main Authors Hani, Mohamed Aziz, Guesmi, Fethi, Ben Achour, Jamel, Zribi, Riadh, Bouasker, Ibtissem, Zoghlami, Ayoub, Najah, Nabil
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Tunisia 01.02.2004
Subjects
Acute Disease
Adult
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications
Male
Pancreatitis - etiology
Pancreatitis - pathology
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Summary:Among digestive clinical presentations of systemic lupus erythematosus, acute pancreatitis remains a serious affection with very poor prognosis. To date, pathogenesis is still unclear. We report two cases of fatal acute pancreatitis related to systemic lupus erythematosus.
ISSN:0041-4131