Abstract:Objective
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease with the main clinical characteristics of multisystem and multiorgan involvement of the whole body. It is commonly seen in skin mucosa, skeletal muscle, and the respiratory system while rarely involving the spleen. In this case, we present a young female patient with SLE with the symptom of progressing splenic calcification.
Methods
A 21–year–old female patient was admitted to our hospital in 2012 with complaints of “fever, abdominal… Show more
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