Sclerosing peritonitis: an unusual cause of ascites in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Sclerosing peritonitis is a rare condition characterised by fibrosis and adhesion of the peritoneum to loops of the small intestine. It is generally associated with continuous peritoneal dialysis, peritoneo-venous shunts or &beta-adrenergic blocking agents. In this case we report a female patient with idiopathic sclerosing peritonitis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

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