title: Chronic calcifying pancreatitis and systemic lupus erythematous.
abstract: Gastrointestinal manifestations are common in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), occurring in 35% to 40% of patients at some stage of their illness. SLE is an uncommon etiology of pancreatic disease. Only 3 cases of chronic pancreatitis associated with SLE have been reported in adults. We report the case of a 59-year-old white woman with a history of mechanic aortic valve replacement and SLE presented to the emergency unit for acute pancreatitis with no other identifiable etiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France. hassan.izzedine@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Hassane
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izzedine
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caramella
authors.forename: Vlad
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ratziu
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deray
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed