Protein-losing enteropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus.
A 33-year-old woman presented a recurrent steroid-sensitive protein-losing enteropathy as the major manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. An increased capillary permeability for proteins is considered to be the most likely explanation.
D000328:Adult; D002199:Capillary Permeability; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology