Ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Abdominal pain, a common condition, has been reported in up to 37|X% of-patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (1). There are many possible causes including peritonitis, pancreatitis, mesenteric vasculitis, thrombosis of the mesenteric vessels, intra-abdominal infections, or side effects o...

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Main Authors: Louthrenoo W., Ojarasporn W., Norasetthada A., Sukitawut W.
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Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-34222014-08-30T02:26:06Z Ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus Louthrenoo W. Ojarasporn W. Norasetthada A. Sukitawut W. Abdominal pain, a common condition, has been reported in up to 37|X% of-patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (1). There are many possible causes including peritonitis, pancreatitis, mesenteric vasculitis, thrombosis of the mesenteric vessels, intra-abdominal infections, or side effects of the medications used in the treatment of the disease, especially non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (1-3). However, ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta has rarely been mentioned as a cause of abdominal pain in SLE (1-3). We recently saw a patient with SLE who had an acute surgical abdomen, which proved to have been caused by a rupture of a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm. 2014-08-30T02:26:06Z 2014-08-30T02:26:06Z 1998 Journal Article 1076-1608 19078242 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3422 eng
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description Abdominal pain, a common condition, has been reported in up to 37|X% of-patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (1). There are many possible causes including peritonitis, pancreatitis, mesenteric vasculitis, thrombosis of the mesenteric vessels, intra-abdominal infections, or side effects of the medications used in the treatment of the disease, especially non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (1-3). However, ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta has rarely been mentioned as a cause of abdominal pain in SLE (1-3). We recently saw a patient with SLE who had an acute surgical abdomen, which proved to have been caused by a rupture of a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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author Louthrenoo W.
Ojarasporn W.
Norasetthada A.
Sukitawut W.
spellingShingle Louthrenoo W.
Ojarasporn W.
Norasetthada A.
Sukitawut W.
Ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
author_facet Louthrenoo W.
Ojarasporn W.
Norasetthada A.
Sukitawut W.
author_sort Louthrenoo W.
title Ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
title_short Ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
title_full Ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
title_fullStr Ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
title_full_unstemmed Ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
title_sort ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
publishDate 2014
url http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3422
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