Acute pancreatitis as an initial symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus （SLE） is rare. We present a report of a 46-year-old female patient who had fever, abdominal pain and vomiting, elevated pancreaticenzyme level...Acute pancreatitis as an initial symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus （SLE） is rare. We present a report of a 46-year-old female patient who had fever, abdominal pain and vomiting, elevated pancreaticenzyme levels, hypocalcemia, hypoxemia, and various other laboratory abnormalities. She was first diagnosed with acute severe pancreatitis and then with SLE after further investigations. After a 2-mo treatment with somatostatin, the patient recovered.展开更多
文摘Acute pancreatitis as an initial symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus （SLE） is rare. We present a report of a 46-year-old female patient who had fever, abdominal pain and vomiting, elevated pancreaticenzyme levels, hypocalcemia, hypoxemia, and various other laboratory abnormalities. She was first diagnosed with acute severe pancreatitis and then with SLE after further investigations. After a 2-mo treatment with somatostatin, the patient recovered.
