Massive Heamorrhage --- an unusual presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Author(s)
Afaq, Saima
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) usually affects young females and its presentation with haemorrhage is unusual. Intracerebral bleed (ICB) has been described in a few case reports, but massive haematuria has not been reported in the literature so far. Here, we present a case of a 56 year-old-lady who presented with expanding lobar bleed and massive haematuria as the first presentation of SLE secondary to vasculitis. Lupus vasculitis usually presents with thrombosis-related complications and although bleeding in this context is rare, it can lead to catastrophic consequences. Hence, vasculitis-related bleeding should be taken under consideration in a challenging situation like ours.
Date Issued
2021-11-30
Date Acceptance
2021-11-09
Citation
JRSM Open, 2021, 12 (11), pp.1-3
ISSN
2054-2704
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Start Page
1
End Page
3
Journal / Book Title
JRSM Open
Volume
12
Issue
11
Copyright Statement
© 2021 The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20542704211062041
Subjects
Clinical
coma and raised intracranial pressure
connective tissue disease
neurology
rheumatology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-11-30