Budd- Chiari Syndrome as an Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Oral contraceptive-related transverse sinus thrombosis as an initial manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome in the absence of systemic lupus erythematosus

Hemophagocytic syndrome as the initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.

INTRODUCTION Hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) occurs in autoimmune diseases and belongs to the hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis group of diseases. This paper describes the features of 2 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented HS as the initial clinical manifestation. CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS Both patients had prolonged fever not associated to an infectious process and did no...

Budd-Chiari syndrome as the major thrombotic complication of systemic lupus erythematosus with the lupus anticoagulant.

A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus was first diagnosed after she had developed the Budd-Chiari syndrome. We believe that the Budd-Chiari syndrome was part of her tendency for thrombosis, induced by the presence of a lupus anticoagulant. The association between enhanced thrombosis and the lupus anticoagulant is discussed, and the need for prompt recognition and administration of anticoa...

Cricoarytenoiditis as an Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease encompassing a broadened spectrum of clinical manifestations. Vocal cords involvement in SLE is not a frequent entity but can be life threatening if not treated. We hereby report the case of a patient presenting with cricoarytenoiditis and vocal cord dysfunction revealing SLE.

[Cardiac tamponade as an initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus].

Although pericarditis is the most frequent cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cardiac tamponade is very rare as an initial manifestation of this disease. We report the case of a 27-year-old patient in whom the diagnosis of SLE was discovered during cardiac tamponade.