title: Systemic lupus erythematosus associated with familial moyamoya disease.
abstract: We report on a 13-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who exhibited symptoms of severe migraine and familial moyamoya disease. Cerebral magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) showed stenosis and occlusion of the bilateral internal carotid arteries associated with the development of collateral circulation (moyamoya vessels). In a child, as in this case, headaches with cerebral infarction associated with moyamoya disease are unusual. Few cases of SLE associated with familial moyamoya disease have been reported, with no previous reports of such cases from Korea. There were no evidences of antiphospholipid syndrome, and activity of SLE or other risk factors for cerebral occlusion were also absent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Yeob
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Sung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyung Won
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Won Tae
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*