Aortic Dissection in a Young Corticosteroid-Treated Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report

We report a rare case of acute aortic dissection in a young, corticosteroid-treated hyper tensive patient with a long-standing history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A brief review of literature on aortic dissection in lupus erythematosus is presented. A low threshold for performing transeso...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Angiology 1998-08, Vol.49 (8), p.649-652
Hauptverfasser:	Chandna, H., Santhanam, V., Sehgal, S., Jain, A., Denes, P., Hussain, K.M.A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adrenal Cortex Hormones - adverse effects Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use Adult Aneurysm, Dissecting - chemically induced Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnostic imaging Aorta Aortic Aneurysm - chemically induced Aortic Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging Biological and medical sciences Chest Pain - etiology Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Echocardiography, Transesophageal Humans Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - drug therapy Male Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Time Factors Toxicity: cardiovascular system
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a rare case of acute aortic dissection in a young, corticosteroid-treated hyper tensive patient with a long-standing history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A brief review of literature on aortic dissection in lupus erythematosus is presented. A low threshold for performing transesophageal echocardiography in the management of chest pain syndrome in SLE is emphasized.
ISSN:	0003-3197 1940-1574
DOI:	10.1177/000331979804900810