Chylous Ascites in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine

Vital Manuel Da Silva Domingues¹  Susana Garrido¹  Teresa Mendonça¹  Isabel Neves¹  Vital Da Silva Domingues¹  Inês Ferreira¹ 

[1] Hospital de Santo António, Centro Hospitalar do PortoInstituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto;

关键词: Chylous ascites;    Systemic Lupus Erythematous;    gastrointestinal manifestations;   

DOI  :  10.12890/000229

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The gastrointestinal system is commonly implicated in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Ascites, produced by several mechanisms has been reported as a systemic manifestation of lupus, but only rarely as an initial presentation of the disease. Its appearance is often insidious and without abdominal pain. Chylous ascites (such as chyle in the peritoneal cavity) has seldom been reported in SLE. We describe a case of chylous ascites in an SLE patient, reviewing the other published cases, its pathophysiology and its management.

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