Intestinal pseudo-obstruction in systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by Castleman disease: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic disease, which can bring damage to multiple organ systems. It is easily misdiagnosed as mechanical intestinal obstruction and treated by surgery, which not only brings physical pain to patients, but also increases their economic burden. On the other hand, Castleman disease (CD) is also a rare disease that can be easily missed clinically. Consequently, IPO in SLE complicated by CD is extremely rare in clinical practice and easily ignored for clinicians, which may result in delayed diagnosis, and treatment, and even overtreatment.

Case description

An 18-year-old Chinese woman presented with over a month's history of abdominal pain and fever, accompanied by abdominal distension and nausea. The patient was admitted to a

SUBMITTER: Lan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9652566 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature