Unusual vascular focal high-grade arterial stenoses in a young woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome

R W Hügli; D Gremmelmaier; C Jeanneret; C Koella; A W Jehle; A Tyndall; B C Biedermann

doi:10.1177/0961203310383069

Unusual vascular focal high-grade arterial stenoses in a young woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome

Lupus. 2011 Mar;20(3):311-4. doi: 10.1177/0961203310383069.

Authors

R W Hügli¹, D Gremmelmaier, C Jeanneret, C Koella, A W Jehle, A Tyndall, B C Biedermann

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, Bruderholz/Basel, Switzerland.

PMID: 21362753
DOI: 10.1177/0961203310383069

Abstract

We report the case of a 28-year old woman with an unusual presentation of peripheral arterial occlusive disease clinically characterized by intermittent claudication and bilateral, focal stenoses of the iliac arteries without signs of atherosclerosis in other vascular beds. The successful percutaneous intervention is described in detail and pathogenetic aspects of the disease are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / complications*
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / etiology*
Atherosclerosis / etiology
Atherosclerosis / pathology
Constriction, Pathologic / etiology*
Constriction, Pathologic / pathology*
Female
Humans
Iliac Artery / pathology
Intermittent Claudication / etiology
Intermittent Claudication / pathology
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*