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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 24
| Issue : 5 | Page : 308-311 |
Lupus cystitis: An unusual presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus
S Mukhopadhyay, S Jana, MK Roy, A Chatterjee, A Sarkar, S Mazumdar, P Mukherjee, J Mukhopadhyay
Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
S Mukhopadhyay
7/2c M. D. Lane, Babhbazar, Kolkata - 700 003, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.133010
Lupus cystitis is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and occurs in association with gastrointestinal symptoms. This rare disorder has been reported mainly from Japan. We report a 20 year old female who diagnosed as having SLE associated with paralytic ileus and chronic interstitial cystitis. Treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide pulse therapy followed by oral prednisolone and azathioprine led to amelioration of manifestations. Later she developed lupus nephritis which was treated with mycophenolate mofetil.
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