Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus-Related Acute Pancreatitis: A Cohort from South China

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare but life-threatening complication of SLE. The current study evaluated the clinical characteristics and risk factors for the mortality of patients with SLE-related AP in a cohort of South China. Methods. Inpatient medical records of SLE-related AP were retrospectivel...

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Main Authors: Yanlong Yang, Yujin Ye, Liuqin Liang, Tianfu Wu, Zhongping Zhan, Xiuyan Yang, Hanshi Xu
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/568564
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author Yanlong Yang
Yujin Ye
Liuqin Liang
Tianfu Wu
Zhongping Zhan
Xiuyan Yang
Hanshi Xu
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Yujin Ye
Liuqin Liang
Tianfu Wu
Zhongping Zhan
Xiuyan Yang
Hanshi Xu
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description Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare but life-threatening complication of SLE. The current study evaluated the clinical characteristics and risk factors for the mortality of patients with SLE-related AP in a cohort of South China. Methods. Inpatient medical records of SLE-related AP were retrospectively reviewed. Results. 27 out of 4053 SLE patients were diagnosed as SLE-related AP, with an overall prevalence of 0.67%, annual incidence of 0.56‰ and mortality of 37.04%. SLE patients with AP presented with higher SLEDAI score (21.70±10.32 versus 16.17±7.51, P=0.03), more organ systems involvement (5.70±1.56 versus 3.96±1.15, P=0.001), and higher mortality (37.04% versus 0, P=0.001), compared to patients without AP. Severe AP (SAP) patients had a significant higher mortality rate compared to mild AP (MAP) (75% versus 21.05%, P=0.014). 16 SLE-related AP patients received intensive GC treatment, 75% of them exhibited favorable prognosis. Conclusion. SLE-related AP is rare but concomitant with high mortality in South Chinese people, especially in those SAP patients. Activity of SLE, multiple-organ systems involvement may attribute to the severity and mortality of AP. Appropriate glucocorticosteroid (GC) treatment leads to better prognosis in majority of SLE patients with AP.
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spelling doaj-art-e9bde83b2e4b4aeebac82e2eed7231f02025-08-20T02:21:57ZengWileyClinical and Developmental Immunology1740-25221740-25302012-01-01201210.1155/2012/568564568564Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus-Related Acute Pancreatitis: A Cohort from South ChinaYanlong Yang0Yujin Ye1Liuqin Liang2Tianfu Wu3Zhongping Zhan4Xiuyan Yang5Hanshi Xu6Department of Rheumatology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, ChinaDepartment of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USADepartment of Rheumatology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, ChinaAcute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare but life-threatening complication of SLE. The current study evaluated the clinical characteristics and risk factors for the mortality of patients with SLE-related AP in a cohort of South China. Methods. Inpatient medical records of SLE-related AP were retrospectively reviewed. Results. 27 out of 4053 SLE patients were diagnosed as SLE-related AP, with an overall prevalence of 0.67%, annual incidence of 0.56‰ and mortality of 37.04%. SLE patients with AP presented with higher SLEDAI score (21.70±10.32 versus 16.17±7.51, P=0.03), more organ systems involvement (5.70±1.56 versus 3.96±1.15, P=0.001), and higher mortality (37.04% versus 0, P=0.001), compared to patients without AP. Severe AP (SAP) patients had a significant higher mortality rate compared to mild AP (MAP) (75% versus 21.05%, P=0.014). 16 SLE-related AP patients received intensive GC treatment, 75% of them exhibited favorable prognosis. Conclusion. SLE-related AP is rare but concomitant with high mortality in South Chinese people, especially in those SAP patients. Activity of SLE, multiple-organ systems involvement may attribute to the severity and mortality of AP. Appropriate glucocorticosteroid (GC) treatment leads to better prognosis in majority of SLE patients with AP.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/568564
spellingShingle Yanlong Yang
Yujin Ye
Liuqin Liang
Tianfu Wu
Zhongping Zhan
Xiuyan Yang
Hanshi Xu
Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus-Related Acute Pancreatitis: A Cohort from South China
Clinical and Developmental Immunology
title Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus-Related Acute Pancreatitis: A Cohort from South China
title_full Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus-Related Acute Pancreatitis: A Cohort from South China
title_fullStr Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus-Related Acute Pancreatitis: A Cohort from South China
title_full_unstemmed Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus-Related Acute Pancreatitis: A Cohort from South China
title_short Systemic-Lupus-Erythematosus-Related Acute Pancreatitis: A Cohort from South China
title_sort systemic lupus erythematosus related acute pancreatitis a cohort from south china
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/568564
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