Table 1.

Diagnosis of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who have abdominal pain.

Final DiagnosisNo. (%)
SLE-induced132 (62.0)
  Pancreatitis23 (10.8)
  Mesenteric vasculitis97 (45.5)
Intestinal pseudoobstruction7 (3.3)
Peritonitis3 (1.4)
Renal vein thrombosis2 (0.9)
Primary gastrointestinal disorder47 (22.0)
  Acute gastroenteritis23 (10.8)
  Acute appendicitis9 (4.2)
  Peptic ulcer7 (3.3)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease8 (3.8)
Primary hepatobiliary disease18 (8.5)
  Acute cholecystitis10 (4.7)
  Acute biliary pancreatitis3 (1.4)
  Acute cholangitis5 (2.3)
Primary genitourinary diseases14 (6.6)
  Urinary tract infection8 (3.8)
  Pelvic inflammatory disease4 (1.9)
  Ovarian cyst torsion2 (0.9)
Malignancy2 (0.9)