Characteristic target sign of the small intestine in a case of lupus enteritis

A 30‐year‐old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of intermittent severe abdominal pain. Her laboratory examinations revealed positive serology for antinuclear antibody titer of 1:640 (reference < 40), double‐stranded DNA antibody, anti‐Smith antibody, and anti‐RNP antibody. A contrast...

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Autor principal: Yamaguchi, Toshimasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9062572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35509338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.517
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Sumario:A 30‐year‐old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of intermittent severe abdominal pain. Her laboratory examinations revealed positive serology for antinuclear antibody titer of 1:640 (reference < 40), double‐stranded DNA antibody, anti‐Smith antibody, and anti‐RNP antibody. A contrast‐enhanced computed tomography demonstrated slight ascites and a characteristic target sign, suggesting lupus enteritis.[Image: see text]

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