title: Protein-losing enteropathy in a young African-American woman with abdominal pain, diarrhea and hydronephrosis.
abstract: The case of a 21-year-old African-American woman who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea and hydronephrosis and who proved to have protein-losing enteropathy secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus is discussed. This is an unusual complication of lupus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gornisiewicz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saag
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Alarcón
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012709:Serum Albumin; D001741:Black or African American
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin