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Chin Med J (Taipei) 1996;58:58-61.
1Department of Medicine, Chia-Yi Veterans Hospital, Chia-Yi; 2Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
A 19-year-old male with systemic lupus erythematosus, had initially presented three years previous by malar rash and nephritis. In the past 2 weeks, he experienced bloody diarrhea and lower abdominal pain. Intussusceptions of the distal to the terminal ileum, terminal ileum to cecum and cecum to ascending colon were proved via exploratory laparotomy. Mesenteric lymphadenopathy was thought to be the leading cause. This is the second case of systemic lupus erythematosus with intussusception described in the literature.
[Chin Med J (Taipei) 1996;58:58-61.]
Keywords: intussusception, mesenteric lymphadenopathy, systemic lupus erythematosus
Received: August 23, 1995.
Accepted: January 21, 1996.
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Cheng-Chung Wei
Department of Medicine
Chia-Yi Veterans Hospital
No.60, Ba-Tse-Lin, Liu-Chu-Li
Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Copyright: 1996, Chinese Medical Association (Taipei)