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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2022;33(3):339-45
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Acute Abdominal Situations as Presenting or Flaring Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Series
Polina Pavli1, Ourania Gioti2, Themistoklis N. Spyridopoulos3, George Katsikas4, George Tsourous5, Antonia Elezoglou2, Katerina Kaziani1, Antonis Fanouriakis2
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1Third Department of Internal Medicine, Evaggelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece

2Department of Rheumatology, “Asklepieion” General Hospital, Athens, Greece

32nd Unit of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Evgenidion Hospital, Athens, Greece

4Department of Rheumatology, Evaggelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece

5Department of Internal Medicine, “Mediterraneo” Hospital, Athens, Greece

Keywords: systemic lupus erythematosus, lupus peritonitis, lupus enteritis, mesenteric vasculitis, gastrointestinal involvement
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