Intestinal lymphangiectasia in systemic lupus erythematosus.
The case of a woman with SLE and protein-losing enteropathy secondary to intestinal lymphangiectasia is described. Corticosteroid therapy improved all clinical symptoms, laboratorial findings and intestinal histological alterations.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000150:complications*
D011241:Prednisone