Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Petri, Michelle A.
Manno, Rebecca
DiRenzo, Dana
McMahan, Zsuzsanna H.
Desai, Naman S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The differential diagnosis for a focal brain lesion in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is broad and includes infection, malignancy, and vascular and inflammatory etiologies.
One rarely considered vascular pathology is cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), which is often associated with a delay in diagnosis because of variable presentation and rare incidence.
We present the case of a young woman with a new discrete brain lesion that appeared in the context of highly active SLE and was ultimately diagnosed with a CVT.
We provide a literature review for diagnosis and management of cerebral venous thrombosis, a potentially serious complication of untreated systemic lupus erythematosus.
American Psychological Association (APA)
DiRenzo, Dana& McMahan, Zsuzsanna H.& Desai, Naman S.& Manno, Rebecca& Petri, Michelle A.. 2018. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
DiRenzo, Dana…[et al.]. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
DiRenzo, Dana& McMahan, Zsuzsanna H.& Desai, Naman S.& Manno, Rebecca& Petri, Michelle A.. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149850
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149850