{"title":"Successful treatment of lupus protein-losing enteropathy with belimumab: A case report.","authors":"Marenori Kojima, Hironari Hanaoka, Kaito Aoki, Hiromi Matsushita, Hiroshi Ito, Hidehiro Yamada","doi":"10.1093/mrcr/rxae010","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lupus protein-losing enteropathy (LUPLE) is a rare condition in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Since the causes and exact pathological mechanism have not been elucidated, appropriate treatment has not been determined. Here, we report the case of a 69-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed LUPLE which was successfully treated with belimumab without an increase in glucocorticoid dose. This case suggests that belimumab monotherapy may be a treatment option for LUPLE.</p>","PeriodicalId":94146,"journal":{"name":"Modern rheumatology case reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Modern rheumatology case reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/mrcr/rxae010","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"RHEUMATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Lupus protein-losing enteropathy (LUPLE) is a rare condition in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Since the causes and exact pathological mechanism have not been elucidated, appropriate treatment has not been determined. Here, we report the case of a 69-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed LUPLE which was successfully treated with belimumab without an increase in glucocorticoid dose. This case suggests that belimumab monotherapy may be a treatment option for LUPLE.
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：
京公网安备 11010802042870号
