Painless massive ascites and hypoalbuminemia as the major manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-81

  Chu, Yu Te ^a   Chiou, Shyh Shin ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ascites; Hypoalbuminemia; Mesentery; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY; PREALBUMIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LEG EDEMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PROTEINURIA; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; VEIN OCCLUSION; CHILD;

ASCITES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 33645306351     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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