Aortoarteritis with systemic lupus erythematosus and secondary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: a rare association
Ajay Gupta1, Nishith Chandra, T S Kler
1Department of Cardiology, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi.
Abstract:
A 41-year-old woman diagnosed with aortoarteritis since 1988 was admitted with unstable angina. She also had anemia, thrombocytopenia, aortic regurgitation and pulmonary artery hypertension. She gave a history of recurrent fetal loss and myocardial infarction, following which angioplasty to the left anterior descending artery had been done. After investigation, a diagnosis of aortoarteritis with systemic lupus erythematosus and associated antiphospholipid antibody syndrome was made. Aortoarteritis may coexist with systemic lupus erythematosus and associated antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
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