Systemic lupus erythematosus with repeated protein-losing enteropathy resulting from different pathological conditions: a case report. 2020

Masashi Funada, and Kazuhisa Nakano, and Ippei Miyagawa, and Masanobu Ueno, and Yoshiya Tanaka
The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare organ disorder that can develop as a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here, we report the case of a 59-year-old woman with SLE who experienced recurrent PLE resulting from different pathological conditions. The patient was diagnosed with SLE in X-14. In X-12, she was hospitalised due to persistent diarrhoea, generalised oedema, abdominal distension, dyspnoea on exertion, and hypoalbuminemia. A thrombus was noted in the superior mesenteric vein extending from the main trunk of the portal vein. She was diagnosed with PLE resulting from portal vein thrombosis caused by SLE, and her condition improved with anticoagulant therapy. In X-1, she developed diarrhoea and hypoalbuminemia again and was diagnosed with PLE associated with SLE. The symptoms promptly ameliorated with immunosuppressive therapy. Because PLE associated with SLE can be caused by various pathological conditions, appropriate therapeutic intervention based on the underlying condition is crucial.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007166 Immunosuppressive Agents Agents that suppress immune function by one of several mechanisms of action. Classical cytotoxic immunosuppressants act by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Others may act through activation of T-CELLS or by inhibiting the activation of HELPER CELLS. While immunosuppression has been brought about in the past primarily to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, new applications involving mediation of the effects of INTERLEUKINS and other CYTOKINES are emerging. Immunosuppressant,Immunosuppressive Agent,Immunosuppressants,Agent, Immunosuppressive,Agents, Immunosuppressive
D008180 Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic A chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, characterized principally by involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys, and serosal membranes. It is of unknown etiology, but is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system. The disease is marked by a wide range of system dysfunctions, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the formation of LE cells in the blood or bone marrow. Libman-Sacks Disease,Lupus Erythematosus Disseminatus,Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,Disease, Libman-Sacks,Libman Sacks Disease
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011169 Portal Vein A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein. Portal Veins,Vein, Portal,Veins, Portal
D011504 Protein-Losing Enteropathies Pathological conditions in the INTESTINES that are characterized by the gastrointestinal loss of serum proteins, including SERUM ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; and at times LYMPHOCYTES. Severe condition can result in HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA or LYMPHOPENIA. Protein-losing enteropathies are associated with a number of diseases including INTESTINAL LYMPHANGIECTASIS; WHIPPLE'S DISEASE; and NEOPLASMS of the SMALL INTESTINE. Enteropathy, Exudative,Idiopathic Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemia,Enteropathy, Protein-Losing,Protein-Losing Enteropathy,Enteropathies, Exudative,Enteropathies, Protein-Losing,Exudative Enteropathies,Exudative Enteropathy,Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemia, Idiopathic,Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemias, Idiopathic,Hypoproteinemia, Idiopathic Hypercatabolic,Hypoproteinemias, Idiopathic Hypercatabolic,Idiopathic Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemias,Protein Losing Enteropathies,Protein Losing Enteropathy
D004198 Disease Susceptibility A constitution or condition of the body which makes the tissues react in special ways to certain extrinsic stimuli and thus tends to make the individual more than usually susceptible to certain diseases. Diathesis,Susceptibility, Disease,Diatheses,Disease Susceptibilities,Susceptibilities, Disease
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000925 Anticoagulants Agents that prevent BLOOD CLOTTING. Anticoagulant Agent,Anticoagulant Drug,Anticoagulant,Anticoagulant Agents,Anticoagulant Drugs,Anticoagulation Agents,Indirect Thrombin Inhibitors,Agent, Anticoagulant,Agents, Anticoagulant,Agents, Anticoagulation,Drug, Anticoagulant,Drugs, Anticoagulant,Inhibitors, Indirect Thrombin,Thrombin Inhibitors, Indirect
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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