Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5f8c8f35f857424b8665c187cccc46302025-02-03T05:43:35ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972018-01-01201810.1155/2018/58629125862912Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature ReviewDana DiRenzo0Zsuzsanna H. McMahan1Naman S. Desai2Rebecca Manno3Michelle Petri4Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Avenue, MFL Building, Center Tower, Suite 4100, Baltimore, MD 21224, USADivision of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Avenue, MFL Building, Center Tower, Suite 4100, Baltimore, MD 21224, USADivision of Neuroradiology, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiologic Science, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Phipps B-100, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USADivision of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Avenue, MFL Building, Center Tower, Suite 4100, Baltimore, MD 21224, USADivision of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Avenue, MFL Building, Center Tower, Suite 4100, Baltimore, MD 21224, USAThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5862912 |
| spellingShingle | Dana DiRenzo Zsuzsanna H. McMahan Naman S. Desai Rebecca Manno Michelle Petri Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review Case Reports in Rheumatology |
| title | Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | cerebral venous thrombosis mimicking a discrete brain mass a case report and literature review |
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