title: Acute pancreatitis and systemic lupus erythematosus: necropsy of a case and review of the pancreatic vascular lesions.
abstract: The role of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the development of acute pancreatitis is a matter of controversy since, in many cases, this complication has been attributed to the drugs administered. In this study, we present a patient diagnosed as having SLE who developed acute pancreatitis with no apparent cause aside from her basic disease, and in whose necropsy was observed vascular damage consisting of severe intimal proliferation. Pancreatic vascular lesions in previously reported patients with lupus are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Services of Gastroenterology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Clinica de Puerta de Hierro, Spain.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Serrano López
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yebra Bango
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López Bonet
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sanchez Vegazo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Albarrán Hernández
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manzano Espinosa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durántez Martinez
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology