Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presenting as acute pancreatitis - A case report

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 323-324

  Leong, K P ^a   Boey, M L ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

acute pancreatitis; amylase; computerised tomogram; corticosteroid; systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 0029763727     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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