Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction associated with biliary tract dilatation in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
We present the case of a 57-year old female patient diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) along with glomerulonephritis and chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO). Dilatation of bile and pancreatic ducts not associated with malignant or litiasic obstruction is reported. The combination of bile duct associated with CIPO in a patient with lupus has not been previously reported in the literature and it probably suggests a smooth muscle dysmotility.
Pardos-Gea
J
J
Hospital Vall d'Hebrón, Research Unit in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Ordi-Ros
J
J
Selva
A
A
Perez-Lopez
J
J
Balada
E
E
Vilardell
M
M
D000328:Adult; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging