A case of hypothermia combined with systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) is a prototypic autoimmune disease affecting various organ systems. Hypothermia is a rare manifestation of SLE. We experienced a case of SLE combined with hypothermia. A 36-year-old woman, who had been diagnosed as SLE 3 days before admission, admitted complaining of mental confusion. After admission, her body temperature, initially 36.1 degrees C, became 32.6 degrees C. Her core body temperature was less than 35.0 degrees C. Despite of warming with heating lamp and blankets, her core temperature did not reach 35.0 degrees C during 18 hours. Ten days later, her temperature exceeded 36.0 degrees C.