Acute flare of systemic lupus erythematosus with extensive gastrointestinal involvement: A case report and review of literature

Table 1 Timeline from symptom onset to the last follow-up visit

	Time of admission (March 29, 2022)	Time of discharge (April 4, 2022)	Last follow-up (June 16, 2023)
WBC (3.5 × 109-9.5 × 109/L)	6.4	4.3	6.2
Hemoglobin (115–150 g/L)	98	100	133
Platelet (1.25 × 1011–3.50 × 1011/L)	212	226	224
CRP (0–6 mg/L)	0.4	1.28	0.2
ESR (0–20 mm/h)	3	11	6
IgG (7–16 g/L)	10.45	15.6	11.56
IgA (0.7–4 g/L)	0.81	1.02	0.78
IgM (0.4–2.3 g/L)	0.46	0.603	0.72
C3 (0.9–1.8 g/L)	0.245	0.449	0.663
C4 (0.1–0.4 g/L)	0.027	0.082	0.143
Serum albumin (40–55 g/L)	22.8	38.3	43.5
Alanine aminotransferase (7–40 U/L)	9.22	14	13.31
Aspartate aminotransferase (13–35 U/L)	20.86	9	22.37
Serum creatinine (41-73 μmol/L)	73.2	42	52.2
Serum urea nitrogen (3.1–8 mmol/L)	8.24	3.84	3.74
Lung CT	Bilateral pleural effusion	Normal	Normal
Ultrasonography	Bowel walls were thickened by approximately 5 mm	Bowel walls were thickened by approximately 3.5 mm	Normal

WBC: White blood cell; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; IgG: Immunoglobulin G; IgA: Immunoglobulin A; IgM: Immunoglobulin M; CT: Computed tomography.