Lupus Enteritis: A Case Report
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چکیده
Lupus enteritis is a rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematous, clinically manifested by abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Proper diagnosis treatment are essential to avoid complications, including death. Here, the authors report case 52-year-old White female who presented with pain chronic diarrhoea, diagnostic tests compatible enteritis. Such condition an uncommon manifestation erythematosus, autoimmune disease that affects young females, resulting from gastrointestinal involvement small vessel vasculitis. Early detection proper management improve long-term survival. The present addresses clinical characteristics enteritis, emphasising its pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European medical journal
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2054-3174']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33590/emj/10308412