Systemic lupus erythematosus and acute pancreatitis: a case series
โ Scribed by ChrisT. Derk; RaphaelJ DeHoratius
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 174 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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## LETTERS restriction, prednisone 100 mg daily, and Dilantin 300 mg daily. Urine output increased from 600 cc to 1,800 cc daily. The serum sodium rose to 142 mEq/liter. His mental status improved dramatically, and there was no further seizure activity. The subsequent course was complicated by a p
Pancreatitis has been previously described in association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (1-16). We report here a lupus patient who developed severe hemorrhagic pancreatitis within 48 hours of initiation of corticosteroid therapy; we also discuss the relation between pancreatitis and SLE.