Acute pancreatitis as initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus and subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus: Report of two cases

Lupus

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 695-697

  Carducci, M ^a   Calcaterra, R ^a   Mussi, A ^a   Franco, G ^a   Morrone, A ^a  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AZATHIOPRINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PANCREAS ENZYME; SOMATOSTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTHRALGIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ERYTHEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALAISE; NAUSEA; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 48349141115     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203308090429     Document Type: Letter

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