Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
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Semin. Arthritis Rheum. · Apr 2011
Comparative StudyDifferences in disease features between childhood-onset and adult-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients presenting with acute abdominal pain.
Abdominal pain in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients has rarely been analyzed in pediatric populations. We planned to investigate the potential differences between childhood-onset and adult-onset SLE patients who were hospitalized because of acute abdominal pain. ⋯ Various etiologies of acute abdominal pain should be considered in SLE patients. LMV is the most common cause of acute abdomen in childhood-onset SLE patients with low mortality and morbidity provided by prompt diagnosis and timely administration of high-dose intravenous corticosteroids after excluding real surgical abdomen.