Open AccessPseudo-pseudo Meigs’ syndrome: a rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
Ghazal Tansir,
Pravin Kumar,
Abish Pius,
Sunny Sandhu,
Manish Soneja
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
reumatismo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.294
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2240-2683
pISSN - 0048-7449
DOI - 10.4081/reumatismo.2019.1140
Subject(s) - medicine , hydroxychloroquine , meigs' syndrome , abdominal distension , pleural effusion , ascites , cyclophosphamide , dermatology , presentation (obstetrics) , systemic disease , disease , surgery , chemotherapy , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory multisystem autoimmune disease. Ascites when associated with pleural effusion and raised CA-125 levels in SLE patient, is known as pseudo-pseudo Meigs’ syndrome (PPMS). This is the case of a 22-year-old lady who presented with complaints of abdominal distension for one month and had a history of spontaneous abortion in the past. Abdominal imaging did not reveal any tumor and after extensive workup a diagnosis of PPMS was made. She was successfully treated with steroids, hydroxychloroquine and cyclophosphamide.