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Query: UMLS:C0162871 (
abdominal aortic aneurysm
)
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Coronary aneurysm is rare in
SLE
and confirmation of etiology is usually made at postmortem examination. We encountered a giant aneurysm with multiple stenotic segments of the coronary arteries in a patient with
SLE
who had previous history of
AAA
/TAA. Resection of the aneurysm and coronary artery bypass graft were successfully performed. Histology of the coronary arterial wall showed severe damage of the media with inflammatory cell infiltration, indicating that the aneurysm was caused by arteritis. The aneurysm may have developed during the long course of inactive stage of
SLE
, emphasizing the need for screening of coronary lesions in the management of
SLE
.
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PMID:Giant coronary aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. 1968 88
