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Summary
Pseudoaneurysm in Salmonella infection is a rare complication of lupus. We describe a 51-year-old woman with lupus who suffered from swelling and painful sensation of right lower limbs. The Doppler ultrasound study revealed a large pseudoaneurysm of right superficial femoral artery and the tissue culture was Salmonella group D. Surgical repair with stent grafting was performed successfully. This vascular complication with Salmonella infection has not been previously described in lupus.
- infectious diseases
- systemic lupus erythematosus
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Contributors CWL: drafting of the work and acquisition of data as well as interpretation of data. MH: analysis of data. HTL: conception of the work. CYT: critical revision for important intellectual content.
Funding This study was funded by the Taipei Veterans General Hospital (grant number V104D12-002-MY3-3).
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.