Abdomen agudo por vasculitis mesentérica como forma de presentación de lupus eritematoso diseminado / Acute abdomen due to mesenteric vasculitis as a presentation form of systemic lupus erythematosus

ABSTRACT

We report a previously healthy 24 years old woman, that presented with an acute abdomen due to a mesenteric vasculitis. The diagnostic study demonstrated the presence of a systemic lupus erythematosus with a type IV nephropathy. Posterior to intestinal resection and immunosuppresive therapy, the patient had a satisfactory evolution