Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is a relatively common clinical condition. But, SVC syndrome as the presenting feature of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is very uncommon. It is even rarer in SLE in the absence of Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Thrombosis as a clinical manifestation of SLE accounts for 15% of cases. Among them, venous thrombosis accounts for 10% while the rest is due to arterial thrombosis.1 We hereby report a very rare and interesting case of SVC thrombosis due to SLE without APS.
Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is a relatively common clinical condition. But, SVC syndrome as the presenting feature of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is very uncommon. It is even rarer in SLE in the absence of Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Thrombosis as a clinical manifestation of SLE ac...
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Oman Medical Journal = المجلة الطبية العمانية