Complement Component C4 results of 9.76 mg/dl 12  36, lactate dehydrogenase LDH level of 521 UI 200- 400, polymerase chain reaction PCR test result of 4.7 mg/L, rheumatoid factor of 18.25 U/ml normal measurement is less than 14 U/ml, fasting blood sugar level of 89 mg/dl, serum creatinine level of 0.9 mg/dl, and ureic nitrogen level of 12 mg/dl. A diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus SLE and a duodenal ulcer without complications was established.
Se estableció el diagnóstico de lupus eritematoso sistémico y de úlcera duodenal no complicada, por lo cual se inició tratamiento con prednisolona 50 mg/día, cloroquina 400 mg/día y metotrexate 7,5 mg/semana.