AORTIC ROOT THROMBUS CAUSING STROKE IN A PATIENT WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS

Authors
HANSON JA LLOYD ME HUGHES GRV
Citation
Ja. Hanson et al., AORTIC ROOT THROMBUS CAUSING STROKE IN A PATIENT WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS, Scandinavian journal of rheumatology, 23(3), 1994, pp. 156-158
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03009742
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
156 - 158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9742(1994)23:3<156:ARTCSI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We report on a 24 year old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SL E) who presented with a cerebrovascular accident affecting her right s ide. Unusually, this was associated with an aortic root thrombus with absence of any commonly recognised thrombophilic features. Following r emoval of the thrombus and anticoagulation, she made a good recovery. The relationship between valvular problems and cerebral lesions in SLE is discussed.