| Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage in a mediastinal tumor in a patient with polymyositis: a case report. | |
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PMID: 18926959 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a lethal cause of acute abdomen that is most frequently related to drugs, coagulopathy and intra-abdominal tumors. In patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis, acute abdomen is attributed to intestinal vasculitis causing ischemia, ulceration or perforation. Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage, however, has rarely been reported in patients with polymyositis. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman with newly diagnosed polymyositis and suspected thymoma who suffered from spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage. She experienced two massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage episodes within 24 hours, which resulted in shock and required emergent angiographic embolization. There was no evidence of tumor, vasculitis or aneurysm from abdominal angiography and computed tomography. |
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Authors:
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Tzu-Jung Fang; Shih-Chieh Hsu; Ming-Chen Shih; Cheng-Yuan Wang; Ling-I Chen; Yi-Chun Tsai; Yu-Chih Lin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences Volume: 24 ISSN: 1607-551X ISO Abbreviation: Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci. Publication Date: 2008 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-10-17 Completed Date: 2009-01-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100960562 Medline TA: Kaohsiung J Med Sci Country: China (Republic : 1949- ) |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 436-40 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. |
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Aged Female Hemorrhage / etiology* Humans Mediastinal Neoplasms / complications* Polymyositis / complications* Retroperitoneal Space / blood supply* |
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