title: Intestinal infarction in systemic lupus erythematosus--report of a case with an unusual obliterative vascular lesion.
abstract: Intestinal infarction is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A 26-year-old Papua New Guinean female who developed such a complication and underwent emergency laparotomy is described. The pathological changes in the mesenteric vessels and possible pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed. The relevant literature is briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Papua New Guinea, Boroko, Papua New Guinea.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Barua
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korinihona
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology; D005734:Gangrene / Q000473:pathology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000098:blood supply*; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007813:Laparotomy; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000473:pathology