A Case of Pancreatitis associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
- Author:
Su Eun PARK
1
;
Ju Suk LEE
;
Sang Ook PARK
;
Jae Hong PARK
;
Su Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreatitis;
Systemic lupus erythematosus
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Cohort Studies;
Female;
Humans;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*;
Pancreatitis*;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Syphilis;
Thrombosis;
Vasculitis
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1998;41(7):989-993
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease with multisystemic involvement, has been reported to be associated with a number of gastrointestinal complications. But pancreatitis is an unusual complication of SLE, occuring in only 3-4% of lupus cohort. Multiple mechanisms contributing to pancreatitis associated with SLE have been demonstrated which include vasculitis, necrotizing pancreatitis, corticosteroid administration, and vascular thrombosis. We experienced a case of pancreatitis associated with SLE in a 14-year-old girl. The cause of pancreatitis may be related secondarily to vascular thrombosis, since there were several clinical and laboratory findings suggesting thromboembolic phenomena, including false-positive test for syphilis, prologation of PT/aPTT, and pulmonary embolism.
