A Case of Protein Losing Enteropathy as Only Clinical manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus / 고신대학교의과대학학술지
Kosin Medical Journal
;
: 84-89, 2017.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-149279
ABSTRACT
Protein losing enteropathy (PLE) due to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is relatively uncommon. PLE may be appeared sequentially after the diagnosis of SLE or concurrently with SLE. In most of concurrent cases, PLE was diagnosed one of various symptoms of SLE. Cases of PLE as the initial and only clinical presentation of SLE have been rarely reported. We described a 30-year old woman with general edema and abdominal distension was diagnosed PLE after stool alpha 1 antitrypsin clearance test. Her symptoms were getting worse even though the treatment with intravenous albumin. She was finally diagnosed PLE associated with SLE by additional laboratory findings (positive antinuclear antibody and anti-dsDNA IgG and low C3, C4 and CH50). She was treated with high dose of steroids and her symptoms were improved.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Protein-Losing Enteropathies
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Steroids
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Immunoglobulin G
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Alpha 1-Antitrypsin
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Antibodies, Antinuclear
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Diagnosis
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Edema
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Kosin Medical Journal
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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