• Med Princ Pract · Jan 2014

    Case Reports

    Moyamoya syndrome as an unusual presenting manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus in a young woman.

    • Guanen Zhou, Zhongping An, and Sankalp Gokhale.
    • Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, China.
    • Med Princ Pract. 2014 Jan 1; 23 (3): 279-81.

    ObjectiveTo describe a rare case of moyamoya syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Presentation And InterventionA 22-year-old woman presented with left-sided hemiparesis in addition to fever, fatigue and malar rash. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed acute infarction in the right middle cerebral artery territory. Cerebral angiography showed features of moyamoya syndrome. Brain biopsy showed evidence of vasculitis. She responded well to steroid therapy.ConclusionThis case represented a rare co-occurrence of SLE-related vasculitis and moyamoya syndrome. Early vascular imaging is critical in patients with SLE and suspected ischemic stroke.© 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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