Lupus cystitis and performation of the small bowel in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and overlapping syndrome
Moriuchi, J.; Ichikawa, Y.; Takaya, M.; Shimizu, H.; Tokunaga, M.; Eguchi, T.; Izumi, M.; Ohta, W.; Katsuoka, Y.; Nakajima, I.
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 7(5): 533-536
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0392-856X PMID: 2686879 Document Number: 328428
We describe a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and overlapping syndrome who had repeated gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and malabsorption. With a subacute process, she developed paralytic ileus and contracted bladder, and died of perforation of the ileum. When 13 reported cases with lupus cystitis were reviewed, an extremely strong correlation between GI and urinary tract symptoms was observed, indicating the presence of a unique subgroup of SLE.