Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Bleeding in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

• Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 60; no. 1; p. 78
• Main Authors: Chen, Wei-Hung, Yang, Deng-Ho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Abdomen; abdominal pain; Adolescent; Adult; Anemia; Antibodies; Backache; bleeding; Blood coagulation factors; Care and treatment; Catheters; Creatinine; CT imaging; Embolization; Emergency medical care; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Glycoproteins; Hematoma; Hematoma - complications; Hemodialysis; Hemorrhage; Hospitals; Humans; Ischemia; Kidney diseases; Laboratories; Laparotomy; Lupus; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications; Lupus Nephritis; Medical imaging; Mesentery; Pain; Patients; Review boards; Shock; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Tomography; Ultrasonic imaging; Veins & arteries; Young Adult; Taiwan; abdominal pain; systemic lupus erythematosus; bleeding

Background and Objectives: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease with multiple organ involvement, and spontaneous hemorrhage, especially perirenal hemorrhage, is rare. Case Presentation: We report the case of a 19-year-old teenager with SLE who experienced left flank pain and hypovolemic s...