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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2005; 11(30): 4766-4768
Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4766
Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4766
Acute pancreatitis as an initial symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and review of the literature
Feng Wang, Nian-Song Wang, Ling-Quan Tang, Department of Nephrology, the Sixth Hospital attached to Shanghai Jiaotong University, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China
Bing-Hui Zhao, Department of Radiology, the Sixth Hospital attached to Shanghai Jiaotong University, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Feng Wang, Department of Nephrology, the Sixth Hospital attached to Shanghai Jiaotong University, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China. zyzwq1030@sohu.com Telephone: +86-21-64369181-8379
Received: May 25, 2004
Revised: July 20, 2004
Accepted: July 22, 2004
Published online: August 14, 2005
Revised: July 20, 2004
Accepted: July 22, 2004
Published online: August 14, 2005
Abstract
Acute pancreatitis as an initial symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is rare. We present a report of a 46-year-old female patient who had fever, abdominal pain and vomiting, elevated pancreatic enzyme levels, hypocalcemia, hypoxemia, and various other laboratory abnormalities. She was first diagnosed with acute severe pancreatitis and then with SLE after further investigations. After a 2-mo treatment with somatostatin, the patient recovered.
Keywords: Systemic lupus erythematosus, Pancreatitis