Two cases of acute lupus peritonitis

摘要: We report two cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) diagnosed when acute peritonitis was appeared. Case 1 a 20 year-old woman suffering from stomachache and right lower abdominal pain. 2 40 with diarrhea, epigastralgia, pollakisuria. In both cases, their peritoneal fluids were exudative positive autoantibodies. After high dose steroid therapy, symptoms ascites improved promptly. However, due to the complication nephritis, additional therapy necessary. To characterize feature (LP), we examined clinical laboratory findings LP literature. patients LP, pain, vomiting, diarrhea significantly more common compared chronic (P < 0.05), fever, arthritis, central nervous system involvement cystitis common. pleural effusion pericardial patients. Gastrointestinal manifestations such as vomiting in LP. Most asymptomatic, serositis being only findings. The response better