title: Systemic lupus erythematosus in association with ulcerative colitis: related autoimmune diseases.
abstract: We report a patient who developed urticaria, angio-oedema and polyarthropathy secondary to the hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome, a year prior to the onset of ulcerative colitis. Ten years later, primary sclerosing cholangitis and the antiphospholipid syndrome developed concomitantly. We believe this patient represents only the second reported case of idiopathic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) occurring in association with ulcerative colitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London, U.K.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ostlere
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rustin
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology