Chronic Pancreatitis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Uncommon Association

The association between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) is extremely rare. Up to now, only six cases have been reported. We report the case of a young woman who presented her first episode of abdominal pain and hyperamylasemia at the onset of SLE and developed chroni...

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Main Authors: Silvia C. Gutierrez, Analia Veronica Pasqua, Horacio Casas, Maria Blanca Cremaschi, Marcela Liliana Valenzuela, Ariel Adalberto Cubilla, Adriana Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2008-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/112861