title: Acute abdomen for lymphangioma of the small bowel mesentery: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Systemic lupus erithematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with multiorgan involvement caused principally by vasculitis of small vessels. The gastrointestinal tract is one of the most frequently affected by SLE, with abdominal pain as the most common symptom. An early diagnosis and treatment of lupus enteritis is essential to avoid complications like hemorrhage or perforation, with up to 50 % of mortality rate. However, differential diagnosis sometimes is difficult, especially with other types of gastrointestinal diseases as digestive involvement of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), moreover when both entities may coexist. We describe the case of a patient with both diseases that was diagnosed with lupus enteritis and treated with steroid therapy; the patient had an excellent response.
authors.forename: Mireia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Botey
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Ramos
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonfill
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roura
authors.forename: Mireia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Sorin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mocanu
authors.forename: Toni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arner
authors.forename: Gumer
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Florenci
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salvans
authors.forename: Ángel
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: García-San-Pedro
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery; D008875:Middle Aged