Open AccessA CASE REPORT ON SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN AND THE ROLE OF IMAGING IN LUPUS MESENTERIC VASCULITIS
Author(s) -
Vemuri Naga Varaprasad,
Songa Ramya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/ijsr/9311892
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal pain , systemic lupus erythematosus , abdomen , acute abdomen , vasculitis , differential diagnosis , acute abdominal pain , radiology , abdominal ultrasonography , ultrasonography , dermatology , pathology , disease
Acute abdominal pain is seen during the active phase in around 8-40% of SLE patients. Lupus mesenteric vasculitis (LMV) is one of the common causes of acute abdomen in SLE patients; however, it is an uncommon condition with a global prevalence of 0.2-9.7%. Clinical symptoms and laboratory parameters are non-specific in the diagnosis of LMV. Nevertheless, radiological investigations like ultrasonography and computed tomography play a role in narrowing down the differential diagnosis and excluding other non SLE causes of acute pain abdomen and aids in the management of the patient.