title: Peripheral aneurysm rupture in a patient with inactive systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We describe a patient with inactive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presenting with sudden haemothorax, due to a ruptured internal mammary artery (IMA) aneurysm 7 years after the corticosteroid treatment was terminated. The unusual imaging findings and the treatment with embolization are discussed with a view to the role of a regular vascular screening in this patient group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital Trust, London, UK. cengelke@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Engelke
authors.forename: Aarthi R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sabharwal
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Reidy
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color