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David Noorvash1, Kevin King1, Meera Gebrael1
1The Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Abstract:
We present two cases of young women with a past medical history significant for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), who presented to the Emergency Department with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). These cases are of particular interest because the patients did not fit the typical demographic for patients who present with a ruptured AAA. Based on these cases and a review of the relevant literature, ED providers should maintain a higher index of suspicion for AAA rupture in patients with autoimmune diseases, especially SLE.
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