ASCITES AS THE EARLY PRESENTING SIGN OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
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Keywords
SLE, ascites, serositis, lupus peritonitis
Abstract
Ascites is rare and uncommon presenting sign in systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). A 17-year old female presented with fever, decreased appetitie and abdominal distention and was found to have enlarged axillary lymph nodes, anemia, thrombocytopenia, deranged LFTs and raised ADA on asciitc fluid. Initially treated with antituberculous therapy but later on she was found to have positive antibodies for SLE. She was treated with methylprednisolone and improved.
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Muntaqa Butt
Postgraduate Resident (PGR) Internal Medicine, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore Pakistan
Bareerah Javed
House Officer, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore Pakistan
Mujeeb-Ur-Rehman Abid Butt
Head of Department and Chair Medicine and Allied, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore Pakistan
Hina Awan
Postgraduate Resident (PGR) Internal Medicine, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore Pakistan
Aliqa Fatima
House Officer, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore Pakistan