Acute acalculous cholecystitis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus with Sjogren's syndrome.
Both systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjogren's syndrome are autoimmune diseases. Almost all organs can be involved but the gall bladder is an unusual site. We report a 39-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjogren's syndrome presenting with acute acalculous cholecystitis. It is a very rare complication and, in the literature review, surgical interventions are mostly applied for treatment. In our case, high dose corticosteroid was tried and clinical manifestations and radiologic findings were improved.
Shin
Sung Joon
SJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea.
Na
Kyoung Sun
KS
Jung
Sung Soo
SS
Bae
Sang Cheol
SC
Yoo
Dae Hyun
DH
Kim
Seong Yoon
SY
Kim
Tae Hwan
TH
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D008775:Methylprednisolone