Table 1
Cases of systemic lupus erythematosus patients who initially presented with gastrointestinal symptoms

Year	Sex/age	Initial presentation	Lab	Imaging study
1985 [10]	F/24	Abdominal pain and distension, fever, arthralgia, skin ulceration	Hb 9 g/dL, ESR 110 mm/hr	Pericardial effusion
1985 [10]	F/24		Anti-nuclear factor(+) 1:540	Pericardial effusion
1995 [7]	F/42	Abdominal distension	Hb 10.0 g/dL, ESR 130 mm/hr, CRP 1.71 mg/dL	Ascites
1995 [7]	F/42	Abdominal distension	ANA(+) 1:640, anti-RNP(+), anti-sm Ab(+), anti-Ro/La(+/+)	Ascites
1999 [11]	F/18	Abdominal pain and distension	Hb 16.4 g/dL	Ascites
1999 [11]	F/18	Abdominal pain and distension	ANA(+) 1:40, anti-DNA Ab(+) 11.6 IU/m L	Ascites
2000 [8]	F/33	Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, nausea, anorexia, fever, weight loss	Hb 9.3 g/dL, ESR 20 mm/hr	Ascites, bowel wall thickening (small)
2000 [8]	F/33		ANA(+), anti-dsDNA Ab(+)	Ascites, bowel wall thickening (small)
2006 [12]	F/21	Generalized swelling,	Hb 10.1 g/dL, ESR 40 mm/hr	Ascites, pleural effusion, edematous pancreas
2006 [12]	F/21	Abdominal pain and distension	ANA(+)1:80, anti-dsDNA Ab(+) 95 IU/ml	Ascites, pleural effusion, edematous pancreas
2011 [13]	F/49	Nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain and distension	Hb 11.4 g/dL, ESR 47 mm/hr, CRP 0.2 mg/dL	Ascites, bowel wall swelling (small/large/rectum)
2011 [13]	F/49	Nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain and distension	ANA(+) 1:80, anti-dsDNA Ab(+) 1:10	Ascites, bowel wall swelling (small/large/rectum)
2011 [4]	F/18	Anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distension	CRP 24.4 mg/L, amylase/lipase elevation	Ascites, bowel wall thickening and edema (small/large)
2011 [4]	F/18	Anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distension	ANA(+) 1:5120, anti-Ro(+), anti-dsDNA Ab(+) 1:80	Ascites, bowel wall thickening and edema (small/large)
2012 [14]	F/45	Abdominal pain and distension, pretibial pitting edema	Hb 10.5 g/dL, ESR 40 mm/hr, CRP 0.47 mg/dL	Ascites, bowel wall swelling and distension (small/large)
2012 [14]	F/45	Abdominal pain and distension, pretibial pitting edema	ANA(+) 1:1280, anti-Ro/La(+/+), anti-dsDNA Ab(+) 20 IU/ml	Ascites, bowel wall swelling and distension (small/large)
2012 [15]	F/22	Fever, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and distension	Hb 13.3 g/dL, ESR 9 mm/hr, CRP 11.1 mg/L	Thickened bowel loops, dilated renal pelvis
2012 [15]	F/22	Fever, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and distension	ANA(+) 1:320, anti-dsDNA Ab(+) 28 IU/ml	Thickened bowel loops, dilated renal pelvis

Hb, Hemoglobin; ESR, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C reactive protein; ANA, Anti nuclear antibody; Anti-RNP, Anti ribonucleoprotein antibody; Anti-Sm Ab, Anti smith antibody; Anti-Ro antibody, Anti-SSA antibody; Anti-La antibody, Anti-SSB antibody.