Clinical features of lupus enteritis: a single-center retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lupus enteritis (LEn) is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Timely diagnosis and treatment of LEn are necessary to prevent the most serious consequences - intestinal perforation, gastrointestinal bleeding, and death. We compared the clinical features of SLE patients with and without LEn.

Methods

The clinical data of LEn inpatients at Suining Central Hospital from July 2012 to June 2020 were examined. These LEn patients were matched (1:2 ratio) with concurrently hospitalized SLE patients who did not have LEn. The two groups were compared using multivariate logistic regression.

Results

We compared SLE inpatients with LEn (n = 43) and SLE inpatients without LEn (n = 86) at our institution. Multivariate logistic regression showed that as

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8474739 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature