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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 6;9(7):e04454.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4454. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Fatal cerebral venous sinus thrombosis as a manifestation of uncontrolled systemic lupus erythematosus in a young African female

Abid M Sadiq  1   2 , Emmanuel V Assey  1 , Adnan M Sadiq  2   3 , Marieke C J Dekker  1   2 , William P Howlett  1   2
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Fatal cerebral venous sinus thrombosis as a manifestation of uncontrolled systemic lupus erythematosus in a young African female

Abid M Sadiq et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

In a young patient with systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with status epilepticus and neurological deficits, early brain imaging, risk factor identification and prompt treatment of underlying lupus flare-up and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis could significantly improve the management and prognosis.

Keywords: brain infarction; intracranial hemorrhage; sub‐Saharan Africa; systemic lupus erythematosus; venous sinus thrombosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
MRI axial flair (A and B) and axial T2 gradient echo (C and D) showing hemorrhagic infarction (blue arrow) in the right parietal lobe (A and C) and left fronto‐basal lobe (B and D) with surrounding vasogenic edema
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
MRV showing a filling defect (blue arrow) in the superior sagittal sinus (A) and right transverse sinus (B) in keeping with right parietal and left fronto‐basal lobe venous hemorrhagic infarction secondary to venous sinus thrombosis
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