J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2002 Jul;32(1):77-80.

A Ruptured Aneurysm in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Case Report

• Park JT
• Kang SD

Abstract

A case of ruptured aneurysm in the cerebral artery in a patient with established systemic lupus erythematosus is presented. A 28-year-old woman with a 1-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus was found to have a ruptured saccular cerebral aneurysm at the bifurcation of the left MCA with a fusiform dilatation at the top of the basilar artery. The ruptured aneurysm was treated surgically. Cerebral aneurysms associated with systemic lupus erythematosus are reviewed in the literature and the pathogenesis of these aneurysms is discussed.

Keyword

Systemic lupus erythematosus; Aneurysm; Vasculitis

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aneurysm
Aneurysm, Ruptured*
Basilar Artery
Cerebral Arteries
Dilatation
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*
Vasculitis