Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Exceptional Cause of Diffuse Splenic Calcifications. A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Autor: I. Azzahiri, S. Kirami, B. Boutakioute, M. Oualid Idrissi, N. Cherif Idrissi El Ganouni
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports. 11:901-903
ISSN: 2347-6559
2347-9507
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i05.038
Popis: Splenic calcifications have been reported in various diseases other than SLE, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, amyloidosis, sickle cell anemia, lymphoma, and post-infectious or post-traumatic sequelae. However, they are extremely rare in SLE, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. In this article we discuss the case of a 32-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who was found to have diffuse splenic calcifications, discovered incidentally during a CT scan performed to assess her pancreatic involvement due to SLE.
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