title: Systemic amyloidosis and sacroiliitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We report a case of a 25-year-old female with juvenile onset systemic lupus erythematosus who developed systemic secondary amyloidosis with renal and gastrointestinal involvement. She has also had radiological signs of bilateral asymptomatic sacroiliitis without lower back pain or HLA-B27 antigen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Medical School of Ankara University, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Düzgün
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tokgöz
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Olmez
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydintuğ
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents