Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with progressive massive ascites and CA-125 elevation indicating Tjalma syndrome? A case report

BACKGROUND: Ascites, pleural effusion and raised CA-125 in the absence of malignancy in systemic lupus erythematosus is known as Tjalma syndrome. CASE SUMMARY: We report a special case of a systemic lupus erythematosus patient presenting with Tjalma syndrome. She presented with ascites and elevated...

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Autores principales: Wang, Jun-Di, Yang, Yan-Fei, Zhang, Xian-Feng, Huang, Jiao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9477686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36159442
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i26.9447
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Ascites, pleural effusion and raised CA-125 in the absence of malignancy in systemic lupus erythematosus is known as Tjalma syndrome. CASE SUMMARY: We report a special case of a systemic lupus erythematosus patient presenting with Tjalma syndrome. She presented with ascites and elevated CA-125 in the absence of benign or malignant ovarian tumor and no pleural effusions, which is an unusual presentation for this rare condition. CONCLUSION: Tjalma syndrome can present with massive ascites alone without pleural or pericardial effusions.

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