Association between ulcerative colitis and systemic lupus erythematosus: report of two cases
| Autor: | O N Manousos, Ioannis E. Koutroubakis, Stilianos M. Spanoudakis, Herakles Kritikos, Efthimia Petinaki, Andreas N. Kapsoritakis, Ioannis A. Mouzas, Elias A. Kouroumalis |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Autoimmune disease
Adult Systemic disease medicine.medical_specialty Systemic lupus erythematosus Lupus erythematosus Hepatology business.industry Gastroenterology Middle Aged medicine.disease Ulcerative colitis Dermatology Connective tissue disease immune system diseases Immunopathology Immunology medicine Humans Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Colitis Ulcerative Female skin and connective tissue diseases business Anti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies |
| Zdroj: | Europe PubMed Central |
| ISSN: | 0954-691X |
| Popis: | Background Common aetiopathogenic factors may explain the association of ulcerative colitis with autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Patients We report two cases of ulcerative colitis associated with idiopathic systemic lupus erythematosus: one patient who developed ulcerative colitis 11 years after having been diagnosed as a case of systemic lupus erythematosus and one case of simultaneous appearance of the two diseases. The lupus clinical manifestations were in neither case correlated with the treatment of ulcerative colitis. Conclusion The association between ulcerative colitis and systemic lupus erythematosus is rare. Although a chance occurrence cannot be excluded it is possible that both conditions share some genetic or immunological defects. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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