Acute pancreatitis: An early manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus

Jing Long Huang, Ching Chung Huang, Ching Yu Chen, Iou Jih Hung*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Acute pancreatitis is thought to be quite uncommon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), especially if it is the initial manifestation of the disease. We report a 13-year-old girl with SLE whose early clinical presentation was acute pancreatitis. The disease was not related to concomitant drug therapy. It was associated with elevated serum and urine amylase levels and pancreatic enlargement by ultrasound assessment. The clinical symptoms and signs subsided after prednisolone treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-293
Number of pages3
JournalPediatric Emergency Care
Volume10
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Pancreatitis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus

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