A Case of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
10.4326/jjcvs.23.217
- VernacularTitle:ＳＬＥに合併した若年者腹部大動脈りゅうの１例
- Author:
Toshihiko Shibata
;
Tadashi Yamada
;
Kanji Ishihara
;
Norio Suzuki
;
Masataka Eirai
;
Kouichi Fujii
;
Shigefumi Suehiro
;
Yasuyuki Sasaki
;
Makiko Ueda
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
systemic lupus erythematosus
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
1994;23(3):217-220
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
A case of abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is described. SLE is rarely associated with aneurysm of great arteries. Histological investigation revealed marked infiltration of inflammatory cells in the aneurysmal aortic wall. Immunocytochemical analysis using anti-factor VIII-related antigen antibody showed a marked increase of the vasa vasorum with luminal narrowing due to intimal thickning. In this case the major etiology of aortic aneurysm is considered to be non-specific inflammation of the abdominal aorta, not arteriosclerosis.
