J Korean Rheum Assoc.  1998 Mar;5(1):97-102.

A Case of Acute Pancreatitis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

• Park YB
• Suh CH
• Ko WK
• Lee WK
• Lee CW
• Lee CH
• Song CH
• Lee JS
• Lee SK

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic disease that can involve the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and biliary system. Symptomatic pancreatic involvement, however, has rarely been reported. It may be part of the primary disease process, such as vasculitic or autoimmune etiology, or associated with drug therapy, in particular corticosteroid. We report here a lupus patient who developed severe pancreatitis within 30 hours of initiation of corticosteroid therapy; we also discuss the relation between pancreatitis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Keyword

Systemic lupus erythematosus; Acute pancreatitis; Corticosteroid

MeSH Terms

Biliary Tract
Drug Therapy
Gastrointestinal Tract
Humans
Liver
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*
Pancreatitis*