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It may be reversible with prompt immunosuppressive therapy but is frequently misdiagnosed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We report a patient with SLE-IPO and a history of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a combination rarely described. A systematic review was conducted via PubMed and EMBASE through March 31, 2025. After deduplication and screening, 30 publications reporting 42 individual cases were included. Combined with our case, 43 cases were analyzed. Clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes were extracted and compared by publication date (\u22642010 vs. &amp;gt;2010).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among the 43 patients, 93.02% were female, with a median age of 32.00 years. IPO was the initial SLE presentation in 62.79%, and more than 90.00% occurred during active disease. Genitourinary involvement was present in 46.51%. All patients received corticosteroids. Cyclophosphamide was used in 37.21%, IVIG in 18.60%, MMF in 16.28%, and rituximab in 4.65%. After 2010, IVIG use increased (32.00% vs. 0.00%), along with broader use of MMF and biologics. IPO relapsed in 39.53%; mortality was low (2.33%). Our case achieved remission after escalation to intravenous methylprednisolone and IVIG, with MMF introduced only after bowel function recovered.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>SLE-IPO is a potentially reversible complication that often coexists with genitourinary dysmotility and only rarely with pulmonary hypertension. Timely diagnosis and aggressive immunosuppression are important to avoid irreversible damage or surgery. 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