Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: As Presenting Feature in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Two Case Reports

Abstract

There are different types of initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) like rash, oral ulcers, joint pain, anaemia and repeated abortions 1,2,3 but presenting with fever altered sensorium 4,5 , hepatopathy, hypotension and bleeding disorder 9,10 can be rare initial clinical presentations in both new and diagnosed patients of SLE. We present two patients of SLE with this rare manifestation.