Large vessel vasculitis of the central nervous system in systemic lupus erythematosus: report and review of the literature

D K Weiner; N B Allen

Large vessel vasculitis of the central nervous system in systemic lupus erythematosus: report and review of the literature

J Rheumatol. 1991 May;18(5):748-51.

Authors

D K Weiner¹, N B Allen

Affiliation

¹ Division of Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.

PMID: 1865425

Abstract

Large vessel vasculitis rarely involves the central nervous system in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. We describe an exemplary case, along with its dramatic cerebral angiogram, and review the literature on this unusual entity.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Angiography
Central Nervous System / blood supply
Central Nervous System Diseases / complications*
Central Nervous System Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Central Nervous System Diseases / pathology
Female
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / diagnostic imaging
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / pathology
Vasculitis / complications*
Vasculitis / diagnosis
Vasculitis / pathology