Lupus enteritis: A rare masquerade of intestinal tuberculosis.

Sawale, Sumeet; Datta, Ananda; Malik, Archana; Sangma, Lee Chang M; Kumari, Pratyaksha; Kumar, Rajesh; Sarangi, Pradosh Kumar; Bohra, Harsihchandra Rameshkumar · J Family Med Prim Care · 2026

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Lupus enteritis is a rare clinical entity with a global incidence of 0.2%-14.2%. Signs and symptoms of lupus enteritis are nonspecific, and incidence is very low; it is often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis (TB) in endemic countries like India. Also, enteritis as initial presentation is quite uncommon in systemic lupus erythematosus. We are reporting a case of a 15-year-old woman of lupus enteritis who was misdiagnosed as intestinal TB.