Late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus-associated liver disease.
Rheumatol Int
; 32(9): 2917-20, 2012 Sep.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20376663
ABSTRACT
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease, which predominantly affects women under 50 years old. Although liver disease is not included in the diagnostic criteria, abnormal liver tests are common among patients with SLE and, in a significant proportion of those patients, no other underlying condition can be identified. We described a case of liver involvement in late-onset SLE presenting with a predominantly cholestatic pattern. Other conditions associated with abnormal liver tests were excluded, and the patient showed a prompt response to steroid therapy. The spectrum of the liver involvement in SLE is discussed, with emphasis on the differential diagnosis with autoimmune hepatitis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Colestasis Intrahepática
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Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rheumatol Int
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil