Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multissystemic disease that compromises women between the third and the fifth decade and frequently evolves the kidneys and the central nervous system. Gastrointestinal symptoms are usual however, when they appear as first symptoms, they rarely lead to lupus diagnosis for its low specificity. We report a case of SLE in which the initial manifestation was diarrhea.
systemic lupus erythematosus; diarrhea; weight loss
